grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez vs thé du Paraguay

Tursiops truncatus compared with Ilex paraguariensis

Key Differences

• grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez is Least Concern while thé du Paraguay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez	thé du Paraguay
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Ilex
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Ilex paraguariensis

Conservation Status

grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

thé du Paraguay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez	thé du Paraguay
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).

thé du Paraguay

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Seychelles, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.