arrowroot vs 瓶鼻海豚

Thalia geniculata compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	瓶鼻海豚
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Thaliacea (樽海鞘纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Salpida (纽鳃樽目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Salpidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Thalia	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Thalia geniculata	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and 瓶鼻海豚 share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

瓶鼻海豚

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	瓶鼻海豚
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

瓶鼻海豚

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).

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

瓶鼻海豚

作为研究最广泛、最受认可的海豚物种，宽吻海豚栖息于全球从沿岸浅水到远洋的温暖和温带海域。高度智能，大脑相对体型较大，展示自我认知、复杂交流和社会学习。生活在流动的分裂-融合社会中，合作围捕鱼群。是海洋生态系统健康的关键指示物种。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇹🇼 Taiwan