common bottlenose dolphin vs Taiwanese blind electric ray

Tursiops truncatus compared with Benthobatis yangi

Key Differences

• common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern while Taiwanese blind electric ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common bottlenose dolphin	Taiwanese blind electric ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Torpediniformes (electric ray)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Narcinidae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Benthobatis
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Benthobatis yangi

Evolutionary Relationship

common bottlenose dolphin and Taiwanese blind electric ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Taiwanese blind electric ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common bottlenose dolphin	Taiwanese blind electric ray
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).

Taiwanese blind electric ray

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan