common bottlenose dolphin vs marsh fritillary

Tursiops truncatus compared with Euphydryas aurinia

Key Differences

  • common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern while marsh fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank common bottlenose dolphin marsh fritillary
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Insecta (inseto)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins) Euphydryas
Species Tursiops truncatus Euphydryas aurinia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

marsh fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

marsh fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (38 countries).

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.

marsh fritillary

A fritilaria-dos-prados (Euphydryas aurinia) esta classificada como Extinta (EX) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Esta especie foi declarada extinta, sem individuos vivos conhecidos em estado silvestre ou em cativeiro.

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