common bottlenose dolphin vs Reticulated Python

Tursiops truncatus compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• common bottlenose dolphin is 4.0x heavier than Reticulated Python.
• common bottlenose dolphin lives longer (45 years vs 25 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common bottlenose dolphin	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Python (Pythons)
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common bottlenose dolphin	Reticulated Python
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	45 years	25 years
Average Length	3.0 m	6.0 m
Average Weight	300.0 kg	75.0 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).

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

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.

Reticulated Python

A piton-reticulada (Python reticulatus) e a cobra mais comprida do mundo e uma das mais pesadas. Mata suas presas por constricao.