Cerceta colorada vs Delfín tonina

Spatula cyanoptera compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Cerceta colorada is Not Evaluated while Delfín tonina is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerceta colorada	Delfín tonina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Anatidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Spatula	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Spatula cyanoptera	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerceta colorada and Delfín tonina share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cerceta colorada

NE — Not Evaluated

Delfín tonina

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerceta colorada	Delfín tonina
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerceta colorada

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Delfín tonina

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).

Cerceta colorada

The Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) is a species in the genus Spatula. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Delfín tonina

La especie de delfín más estudiada y reconocida, los delfines mulares habitan océanos cálidos y templados de todo el mundo, desde las aguas costeras poco profundas hasta el mar abierto. Altamente inteligentes con grandes cerebros en relación con el tamaño corporal, demuestran autoreconocimiento, comunicación compleja y aprendizaje social. Viven en sociedades fluidas de fisión-fusión y cooperan para arrear peces. Una especie indicadora clave de la salud del ecosistema marino.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇻🇪 Venezuela