Chinese soapberry vs common bottlenose dolphin

Sapindus mukorossi compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese soapberry	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Sapindales (무환자나무목)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Sapindaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Sapindus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Sapindus mukorossi	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

Chinese soapberry

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese soapberry

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan, United States, and Yemen.

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).

Chinese soapberry

The Chinese Soapberry (Sapindus mukorossi) is a species in the genus Sapindus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Taiwan, United States, and Yemen.

common bottlenose dolphin

가장 많이 연구되고 잘 알려진 돌고래 종인 큰돌고래는 연안 얕은 곳부터 먼 바다까지 전 세계 온난하고 온대 해양에 서식합니다. 체구 대비 큰 뇌를 가진 고도로 지능적인 이 종은 자기 인식, 복잡한 의사소통 및 사회적 학습을 보여줍니다. 유동적인 분열-융합 사회에서 살며 물고기를 몰기 위해 협력합니다. 해양 생태계 건강의 핵심 지표 종입니다.