Cá Nức vs common bottlenose dolphin

Narcine lingula compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Cá Nức is Vulnerable while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cá Nức	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	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Torpediniformes (Bộ Cá đuối điện)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Narcinidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Narcine	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Narcine lingula	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cá Nức

VU — Vulnerable

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cá Nức

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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).

Cá Nức

The Chinese Numbfish (Narcine lingula) is a species in the genus Narcine. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan