Caroline Ivory Nut vs 瓶鼻海豚

Metroxylon amicarum compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Caroline Ivory Nut is Near Threatened while 瓶鼻海豚 is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Ivory Nut	瓶鼻海豚
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Liliopsida (百合纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Arecales (棕榈目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Arecaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Metroxylon	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Metroxylon amicarum	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

Caroline Ivory Nut

NT — Near Threatened

瓶鼻海豚

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Ivory Nut

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

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

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).

Caroline Ivory Nut

The Caroline Ivory Nut (Metroxylon amicarum) is a species in the genus Metroxylon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

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。