Delfín tonina vs Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Tursiops truncatus compared with Manta birostris

Key Differences

• Delfín tonina is Least Concern while Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is Endangered.
• Delfín tonina is carnivore while Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is omnivore.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is 4.7x heavier than Delfín tonina.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray lives longer (50 years vs 45 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delfín tonina	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Rhincodontidae (Whale Sharks)
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Rhincodon (Whale Sharks)
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Manta birostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Delfín tonina and Giant Oceanic Manta Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Delfín tonina

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delfín tonina	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Diet	Carnivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	45 years	50 years
Average Length	3.0 m	5.0 m
Average Weight	300.0 kg	1.4 t

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).

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Ecuador, Maldives, Mexico, and Mozambique. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

La manta raya gigante oceánica (Manta birostris) es la especie de raya más grande, con una envergadura de hasta 7 metros. Son animales filtradores que se alimentan de plancton.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador