Delfín tonina vs Honolulu Cyanea

Tursiops truncatus compared with Cyanea acuminata

Key Differences

  • Delfín tonina is Least Concern while Honolulu Cyanea is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Delfín tonina Honolulu Cyanea
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Cyaneidae
Genus Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins) Cyanea
Species Tursiops truncatus Cyanea acuminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Delfín tonina and Honolulu Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delfín tonina

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Honolulu Cyanea

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Delfín tonina Honolulu Cyanea
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).

Honolulu Cyanea

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.

Honolulu Cyanea

No description available.

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