common bottlenose dolphin vs Johnstone River-almond

Tursiops truncatus compared with Elaeocarpus bancroftii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common bottlenose dolphin	Johnstone River-almond
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Oxalidales (อันดับกระทืบยอด)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Elaeocarpus
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Elaeocarpus bancroftii

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Johnstone River-almond

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common bottlenose dolphin	Johnstone River-almond
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).

Johnstone River-almond

Habitat

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

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.