common bottlenose dolphin vs looking-glass mangrove

Tursiops truncatus compared with Heritiera littoralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common bottlenose dolphin	looking-glass mangrove
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malvales (мальвоцветные)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Malvaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Heritiera
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Heritiera littoralis

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

looking-glass mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common bottlenose dolphin	looking-glass mangrove
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).

looking-glass mangrove

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.