common bottlenose dolphin vs Yunnan Catkin Yew

Tursiops truncatus compared with Amentotaxus yunnanensis

Key Differences

• common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern while Yunnan Catkin Yew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common bottlenose dolphin	Yunnan Catkin Yew
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Taxaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Amentotaxus
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Amentotaxus yunnanensis

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Yunnan Catkin Yew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common bottlenose dolphin	Yunnan Catkin Yew
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).

Yunnan Catkin Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.