alpine arctic-cudweed vs Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler

Omalotheca supina compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine arctic-cudweed	Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Asterales (Asternartige)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Omalotheca	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Omalotheca supina	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

alpine arctic-cudweed

LC — Least Concern

Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine arctic-cudweed	Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine arctic-cudweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belarus, Canada, Iceland, and Norway.

Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

alpine arctic-cudweed

The Alpine arctic-cudweed (Omalotheca supina) is a species in the genus Omalotheca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Belarus, Canada, Iceland, and Norway.

Grosse Tümmler, Grosstümmler

The most studied and recognized dolphin species, bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate oceans worldwide, from coastal shallows to the open sea. Highly intelligent with large brains relative to body size, they demonstrate self-recognition, complex communication, and social learning. They live in fluid fission-fusion societies and cooperate to herd fish. A keystone indicator species for marine ecosystem health.