Cação-anjo vs common bottlenose dolphin

Squatina guggenheim compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

  • Cação-anjo is Endangered while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cação-anjo common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Elasmobranchii Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Squatiniformes (Squatiniformes) Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family Squatinidae Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus Squatina Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species Squatina guggenheim Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cação-anjo and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cação-anjo

EN — Endangered

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cação-anjo common bottlenose dolphin
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 45 years
Average Length 3.0 m
Average Weight 300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cação-anjo

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).

Cação-anjo

The Angular angel shark (Squatina guggenheim) is a species in the genus Squatina. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

common bottlenose dolphin

A espécie de golfinho mais estudada e reconhecida, os roazes habitam oceanos quentes e temperados de todo o mundo, desde águas costeiras rasas até ao mar aberto. Altamente inteligentes com grandes cérebros em relação ao tamanho corporal, demonstram auto-reconhecimento, comunicação complexa e aprendizagem social. Vivem em sociedades fluidas de fissão-fusão e cooperam para arrebanhar peixes. Uma espécie indicadora chave da saúde dos ecossistemas marinhos.

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