common bottlenose dolphin vs Dune Sandbur

Tursiops truncatus compared with Cenchrus tribuloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common bottlenose dolphin	Dune Sandbur
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Poales (벼목)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Cenchrus
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Cenchrus tribuloides

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Dune Sandbur

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Dune Sandbur

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Greece, and Japan.

common bottlenose dolphin

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