lula-comum vs common bottlenose dolphin

Loligo vulgaris compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lula-comum	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	Loligo	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Loligo vulgaris	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

lula-comum and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

lula-comum

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lula-comum	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

lula-comum

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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).

lula-comum

The Cape Hope Squid (Loligo vulgaris) is a species in the genus Loligo. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.