grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez vs phyllospadix serrulé

Tursiops truncatus compared with Phyllospadix serrulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez phyllospadix serrulé
Kingdom Animalia (animal) Plantae (plante)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mammifères) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Zosteraceae
Genus Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins) Phyllospadix
Species Tursiops truncatus Phyllospadix serrulatus

Conservation Status

grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

phyllospadix serrulé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute grand dauphin, souffleur, dauphin à gros nez phyllospadix serrulé
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).

phyllospadix serrulé

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

phyllospadix serrulé

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