Arraia vs common bottlenose dolphin

Raja brachyura compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Arraia is Not Evaluated while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arraia	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Rajidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Raja	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Raja brachyura	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arraia

NE — Not Evaluated

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arraia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Portugal.

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).

Arraia

The Blonde ray (Raja brachyura) is a species in the genus Raja. Native to Europe, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal