common bottlenose dolphin vs East Coast Akalat

Tursiops truncatus compared with Sheppardia gunningi

Key Differences

common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern while East Coast Akalat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common bottlenose dolphin	East Coast Akalat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Aves (นก)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Muscicapidae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Sheppardia
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Sheppardia gunningi

Evolutionary Relationship

common bottlenose dolphin and East Coast Akalat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

ดู: Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

East Coast Akalat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common bottlenose dolphin	East Coast Akalat
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).

East Coast Akalat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Kenya and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.