Broad-Bodied Chaser vs common bottlenose dolphin

Libellula depressa compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bodied Chaser common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (artrópode) Chordata (cordados)
Class Insecta (inseto) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family Libellulidae Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus Libellula Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species Libellula depressa Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bodied Chaser and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bodied Chaser

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bodied Chaser common bottlenose dolphin
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 45 years
Average Length 3.0 m
Average Weight 300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Bodied Chaser

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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).

Broad-Bodied Chaser

O Libellula depressa (Libélula-de-corpo-largo) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

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 4 countries:

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