vs common bottlenose dolphin

Arthonia calcarea compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

is Near Threatened while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (ホシゴケ菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Arthoniaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Arthonia	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Arthonia calcarea	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

アルトニア・カルカレア（Arthonia calcarea）は石灰岩・石灰質岩面・古いモルタルに着生する痂状地衣類で、薄い白〜灰色の葉状体に小型の暗色子嚢盤を形成する。IUCNレッドリストでは準絶滅危惧（NT）に分類されており、生育地の攪乱・大気汚染・石灰質石造物の除去により減少傾向にある。安定した石灰質基質と清浄な大気を必要とする生態学的に要求の高い種である。

common bottlenose dolphin

最も研究され、最も知られているイルカ種であるバンドウイルカは、沿岸の浅瀬から外洋まで世界中の温暖な海域と温帯海域に生息します。体に対して大きな脳を持つ高度に知性的なこの種は、自己認識、複雑なコミュニケーション、社会的学習を示します。流動的な分裂融合社会で生活し、魚を追い込むために協力します。海洋生態系の健全性の重要な指標種です。