Delfín tonina vs Caldrón Negro

Tursiops truncatus compared with Globicephala macrorhynchus

Key Differences

• Delfín tonina is Least Concern while Caldrón Negro is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delfín tonina	Caldrón Negro
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family same	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Globicephala
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Globicephala macrorhynchus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delfín tonina and Caldrón Negro share a common ancestor at the Family level: Delphinidae. (Oceanic Dolphins)

Conservation Status

Delfín tonina

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Caldrón Negro

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delfín tonina	Caldrón Negro
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).

Caldrón Negro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇻🇪 Venezuela