Cá Mập miệng rộng vs common bottlenose dolphin

Carcharhinus sorrah compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Cá Mập miệng rộng is Near Threatened while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cá Mập miệng rộng	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Lớp Cá sụn)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Bộ Cá mập mắt trắng)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Carcharhinidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Carcharhinus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Carcharhinus sorrah	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cá Mập miệng rộng and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (động vật có dây sống)

Conservation Status

Cá Mập miệng rộng

NT — Near Threatened

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cá Mập miệng rộng	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cá Mập miệng rộng

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

Cá Mập miệng rộng

The Black-tip shark (Carcharhinus sorrah) is a species in the genus Carcharhinus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan