grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez vs lophozie des forêts

Tursiops truncatus compared with Lophozia silvicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez	lophozie des forêts
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Lophozia
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Lophozia silvicola

Conservation Status

grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

lophozie des forêts

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

lophozie des forêts

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.