Antilles bobtail squid vs common bottlenose dolphin

Austrorossia antillensis compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antilles bobtail squid	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cefalópodes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sepiida (Choco)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Sepiolidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Austrorossia	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Austrorossia antillensis	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Antilles bobtail squid and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Antilles bobtail squid

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antilles bobtail squid	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antilles bobtail squid

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).

Antilles bobtail squid

The Antilles bobtail squid (Austrorossia antillensis) is a species in the genus Austrorossia. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.