black-striped wallaby vs common bottlenose dolphin

Macropus dorsalis compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-striped wallaby	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Macropus (Kangaroos)	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Macropus dorsalis	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

black-striped wallaby and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

black-striped wallaby

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-striped wallaby	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-striped wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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).

black-striped wallaby

The black-striped wallaby (Macropus dorsalis) is a species in the genus Macropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in New Zealand.

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.