Berry gonate squid vs common bottlenose dolphin

Gonatus berryi compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Berry gonate squid	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cefalópodes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Gonatidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Gonatus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Gonatus berryi	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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Conservation Status

Berry gonate squid

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Berry gonate 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).

Berry gonate squid

The Berry gonate squid (Gonatus berryi) is a species in the genus Gonatus. 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.