Broadback cuttlefish vs common bottlenose dolphin

Sepia savignyi compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

  • Broadback cuttlefish is Data Deficient while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broadback cuttlefish common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mollusca (Moluscos) Chordata (cordados)
Class Cephalopoda (Cefalópodes) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Sepiida (Choco) Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family Sepiidae Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus Sepia Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species Sepia savignyi Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadback cuttlefish and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broadback cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadback cuttlefish

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).

Broadback cuttlefish

The Broadback cuttlefish (Sepia savignyi) is a species in the genus Sepia. It is currently classified as Data Deficient 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.

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