Canhabota olho grande vs common bottlenose dolphin

Hexanchus nakamurai compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

Canhabota olho grande is Near Threatened while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canhabota olho grande	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hexanchiformes (Hexanchiformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hexanchidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Hexanchus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Hexanchus nakamurai	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Canhabota olho grande and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Canhabota olho grande

NT — Near Threatened

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canhabota olho grande	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canhabota olho grande

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

Canhabota olho grande

The Bigeye Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus nakamurai) is a species in the genus Hexanchus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and South 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.