common bottlenose dolphin vs Thick-margined Mini-miner

Tursiops truncatus compared with Andrena falsifica

Key Differences

common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern while Thick-margined Mini-miner is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common bottlenose dolphin	Thick-margined Mini-miner
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Andrenidae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Andrena
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Andrena falsifica

Evolutionary Relationship

common bottlenose dolphin and Thick-margined Mini-miner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

ดู: Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Thick-margined Mini-miner

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common bottlenose dolphin	Thick-margined Mini-miner
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).

Thick-margined Mini-miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.