Appalachian Quillwort vs common bottlenose dolphin

Isoetes engelmannii compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Quillwort	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Isoetales (Isoetales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Isoetaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Isoetes	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Isoetes engelmannii	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

Appalachian Quillwort

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appalachian Quillwort

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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).

Appalachian Quillwort

The Appalachian Quillwort (Isoetes engelmannii) is a species in the genus Isoetes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.