common bottlenose dolphin vs Plain Earthtongue

Tursiops truncatus compared with Geoglossum umbratile

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common bottlenose dolphin	Plain Earthtongue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Geoglossomycetes (Geoglossomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Geoglossales (Geoglossales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Geoglossaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Geoglossum
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Geoglossum umbratile

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Plain Earthtongue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common bottlenose dolphin	Plain Earthtongue
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).

Plain Earthtongue

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.