common bottlenose dolphin vs Small Spored White Beak-Sedge Smut

Tursiops truncatus compared with Ustanciosporium majus

Key Differences

common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern while Small Spored White Beak-Sedge Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common bottlenose dolphin	Small Spored White Beak-Sedge Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Anthracoideaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Ustanciosporium
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Ustanciosporium majus

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Small Spored White Beak-Sedge Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common bottlenose dolphin	Small Spored White Beak-Sedge Smut
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).

Small Spored White Beak-Sedge Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.