Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Tan Ear

Tursiops aduncus compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Otideaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Otidea
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.