Delfín tonina vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Tursiops truncatus compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Delfín tonina is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delfín tonina	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Dicksonia
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Delfín tonina

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delfín tonina	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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).

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.