Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Tursiops aduncus compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Mediterranean Pine Vole
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)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Cricetidae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Microtus
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin and Mediterranean Pine Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Mediterranean Pine Vole
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.

Mediterranean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.