vs common bottlenose dolphin

Clostridium celerecrescens compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (동물)
Phylum Firmicutes_A Chordata (척삭동물)
Class Clostridia (클로스트리디움강) Mammalia (포유류)
Order Clostridiales (클로스트리디움목) Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family Clostridiaceae Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus Clostridium Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species Clostridium celerecrescens 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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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).

Clostridium celerecrescens is an anaerobic, endospore-forming bacterium in the family Clostridiaceae whose species epithet celerecrescens reflects its notably rapid growth rate compared to many other clostridia, which typically grow more slowly under anaerobic conditions. It is found in anaerobic environments including soils, sediments, and the digestive tracts of animals where fermentation of carbohydrates and organic compounds occurs. Like all Clostridium species, it is a strictly anaerobic, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium capable of producing resistant endospores that permit survival under environmental stresses. The rapid growth phenotype of C. celerecrescens makes it of potential interest for industrial biotechnology applications where fast colonization and fermentation rates are advantageous, including in bioremediation of contaminated anaerobic environments or in bioprocessing systems designed to convert organic substrates into valuable products through anaerobic fermentation. The genus Clostridium represents one of the most metabolically diverse groups of bacteria, encompassing species producing ethanol, butanol, hydrogen gas, and various organic acids from diverse carbon sources.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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