common bottlenose dolphin vs thiên tu ha long

Tursiops truncatus compared with Cycas tropophylla

Key Differences

• common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern while thiên tu ha long is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common bottlenose dolphin	thiên tu ha long
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cycadales (Ngành Tuế)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Cycadaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Cycas
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Cycas tropophylla

Conservation Status

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

thiên tu ha long

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common bottlenose dolphin	thiên tu ha long
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).

thiên tu ha long

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.