Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Tursiops aduncus compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Afrosoricida (アフリカトガリネズミ目)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Amblysomus
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.