Austrian springsnail vs grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez

Bythinella austriaca compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Austrian springsnail	grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bythinellidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Bythinella	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Bythinella austriaca	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Austrian springsnail and grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Austrian springsnail

LC — Least Concern

grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Austrian springsnail	grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Austrian springsnail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez

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).

Austrian springsnail

The Austrian springsnail (Bythinella austriaca) is a species in the genus Bythinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez

The most studied and recognized dolphin species, bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate oceans worldwide, from coastal shallows to the open sea. Highly intelligent with large brains relative to body size, they demonstrate self-recognition, complex communication, and social learning. They live in fluid fission-fusion societies and cooperate to herd fish. A keystone indicator species for marine ecosystem health.