Chestnut Lamprey vs common bottlenose dolphin

Ichthyomyzon castaneus compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Lamprey	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Petromyzonti (Petromyzonti)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Petromyzontiformes (Lampreia)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Petromyzontidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Ichthyomyzon	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Ichthyomyzon castaneus	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Lamprey and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Lamprey

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Lamprey	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Lamprey

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).

Chestnut Lamprey

The Chestnut Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon castaneus) is a species in the genus Ichthyomyzon. 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.