California market squid vs common bottlenose dolphin

Doryteuthis opalescens compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California market squid	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cefalópodes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myopsida (Myopsida)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Loliginidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Doryteuthis	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Doryteuthis opalescens	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

California market squid and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

California market squid

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

California market squid

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).

California market squid

The California market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens) is a species in the genus Doryteuthis. 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.