Delfín tonina vs Tube dwelling amphipod

Tursiops truncatus compared with Jassa marmorata

Key Differences

Delfín tonina is Least Concern while Tube dwelling amphipod is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delfín tonina	Tube dwelling amphipod
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Amphipoda (Amphipoda)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Ischyroceridae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Jassa
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Jassa marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Delfín tonina and Tube dwelling amphipod share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Vista Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Delfín tonina

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Tube dwelling amphipod

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delfín tonina	Tube dwelling amphipod
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).

Tube dwelling amphipod

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay).

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.