Delfín tonina vs avenca-de-folha-miúda

Tursiops truncatus compared with Adiantum raddianum

Key Differences

Delfín tonina is Least Concern while avenca-de-folha-miúda is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delfín tonina	avenca-de-folha-miúda
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Pteridaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Adiantum
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Adiantum raddianum

Conservation Status

Delfín tonina

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

avenca-de-folha-miúda

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delfín tonina	avenca-de-folha-miúda
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	45 years	—
Average Length	3.0 m	—
Average Weight	300.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

avenca-de-folha-miúda

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Trinidad and Tobago, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.