Grand dauphin de l'Océan Indien vs Cassie

Tursiops aduncus compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

• Grand dauphin de l'Océan Indien is Near Threatened while Cassie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grand dauphin de l'Océan Indien	Cassie
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Fabaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Senna
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Grand dauphin de l'Océan Indien

NT — Near Threatened

Cassie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grand dauphin de l'Océan Indien	Cassie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grand dauphin de l'Océan Indien

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Cassie

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).