Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs

Tursiops aduncus compared with Vibrio cholerae

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Enterobacterales (Enterobacterales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Vibrionaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Vibrio
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Vibrio cholerae

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
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.

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (6 countries).

Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped, highly motile aquatic bacterium and the causative agent of pandemic cholera disease in humans. It inhabits coastal estuaries, river deltas, and warm marine environments, often associated with plankton, particularly copepods. This facultatively anaerobic bacterium spreads through contaminated water and food, causing severe watery diarrhea with major public health impact.