Bullseye electric ray vs common bottlenose dolphin

Diplobatis ommata compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bullseye electric ray	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Torpediniformes (electric ray)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Narcinidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Diplobatis	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Diplobatis ommata	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Bullseye electric ray

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bullseye electric ray

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).

Bullseye electric ray

The Bullseye electric ray (Diplobatis ommata) is a species in the genus Diplobatis. 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.