Delfín tonina vs Kauai Koki'o

Tursiops truncatus compared with Kokia kauaiensis

Key Differences

  • Delfín tonina is Least Concern while Kauai Koki'o is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Delfín tonina Kauai Koki'o
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Malvaceae
Genus Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins) Kokia
Species Tursiops truncatus Kokia kauaiensis

Conservation Status

Delfín tonina

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Kauai Koki'o

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Delfín tonina Kauai Koki'o
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).

Kauai Koki'o

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Kauai Koki'o

No description available.

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