Bornean orangutan vs common bottlenose dolphin

Pongo pygmaeus compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Bornean orangutan is Critically Endangered while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.
• Bornean orangutan is omnivore while common bottlenose dolphin is carnivore.
• common bottlenose dolphin is 4.0x heavier than Bornean orangutan.
• common bottlenose dolphin lives longer (45 years vs 35 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean orangutan	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Primates (Primata)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Pongo (Orangutans)	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Pongo pygmaeus	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean orangutan and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Bornean orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~104.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean orangutan	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	Omnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	35 years	45 years
Average Length	1.4 m	3.0 m
Average Weight	75.0 kg	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean orangutan

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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

common bottlenose dolphin

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).

Bornean orangutan

The world's largest arboreal mammal, Bornean orangutans weigh up to 90 kg and spend most of their lives in the rainforest canopy of Borneo. Solitary and semi-nomadic, they build nightly sleeping nests in trees and forage for fruit, leaves, and invertebrates. Critically Endangered, with populations having declined by over 50% in the past 60 years due to deforestation from palm oil expansion and illegal hunting.

common bottlenose dolphin

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.