Delfín tonina vs Florida Yew

Tursiops truncatus compared with Taxus floridana

Key Differences

• Delfín tonina is Least Concern while Florida Yew is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delfín tonina	Florida Yew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Pinales (Coniferales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Taxaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Taxus
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Taxus floridana

Conservation Status

Delfín tonina

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Florida Yew

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delfín tonina	Florida Yew
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).

Florida Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.