Émeraude à menton bleu vs grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez

Chlorestes notata compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Émeraude à menton bleu	grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Trochilidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Chlorestes	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Chlorestes notata	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Émeraude à menton bleu and grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Émeraude à menton bleu

LC — Least Concern

grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Émeraude à menton bleu	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

Émeraude à menton bleu

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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).

Émeraude à menton bleu

The Blue-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes notata) is a species in the genus Chlorestes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela