Celia Emmotum vs common bottlenose dolphin

Emmotum celiae compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

Celia Emmotum is Endangered while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Celia Emmotum	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Metteniusales (Metteniusales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Metteniusaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Emmotum	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Emmotum celiae	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

Celia Emmotum

EN — Endangered

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Celia Emmotum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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).

Celia Emmotum

The Celia Emmotum (Emmotum celiae) is a species in the genus Emmotum. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

common bottlenose dolphin

The most studied and recognized dolphin species, bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate oceans worldwide, from coastal shallows to the open sea. Highly intelligent with large brains relative to body size, they demonstrate self-recognition, complex communication, and social learning. They live in fluid fission-fusion societies and cooperate to herd fish. A keystone indicator species for marine ecosystem health.