vs common bottlenose dolphin

Chrysochromulina microcylindra compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom Chromista (クロミスタ) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Haptophyta (ハプト藻) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Prymnesiophyceae (Prymnesiophyceae) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Prymnesiales (Prymnesiales) Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family Chrysochromulinaceae Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus Chrysochromulina Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species Chrysochromulina microcylindra Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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 Norway and Sweden.

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).

Chrysochromulina microcylindra is a species of marine haptophyte microalga in the genus Chrysochromulina, family Chrysochromulinaceae, class Prymnesiophyceae. The specific epithet microcylindra — small cylinder — refers to a minute cylindrical component of the scale structure on the cell surface, contrasting with the larger cylindrical scales of C. megacylindra and the shorter cylinders of C. brachycylindra. Together these three species illustrate the morphological continuum in scale cylinder dimensions within Chrysochromulina, and their differentiation highlights the role of quantitative ultrastructural measurements in haptophyte taxonomy. C. microcylindra has been recorded from Norwegian coastal marine environments and from Norwegian and Swedish waters more broadly, consistent with the established concentration of Chrysochromulina species diversity in Scandinavian coastal seas. These habitats are characterized by cold temperatures, high seasonal productivity driven by spring mixing of nutrient-rich deep water, and complex fjordic geomorphology that promotes diverse microhabitat niches for planktonic microalgae. The species is a nanoplankton organism engaged in photosynthesis using the typical prymnesiophyte pigment suite of chlorophylls a and c plus fucoxanthin. As with other genus members, mixotrophic capability is likely, allowing supplementary nutrition through phagocytosis of bacterial cells. C. microcylindra has not been evaluated under IUCN criteria and is listed as Not Evaluated. It represents one facet of the remarkable species richness that has emerged from systematic electron microscopy surveys of northern Atlantic nanoplankton.

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。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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