Bluntnose fiddlefish vs common bottlenose dolphin

Acroteriobatus blochii compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bluntnose fiddlefish	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Rhinobatidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Acroteriobatus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Acroteriobatus blochii	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bluntnose fiddlefish

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bluntnose fiddlefish

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).

Bluntnose fiddlefish

The Bluntnose fiddlefish (Acroteriobatus blochii) is a species in the genus Acroteriobatus. 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.