Cluster Sanicle vs 瓶鼻海豚

Sanicula odorata compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

Cluster Sanicle is Not Evaluated while 瓶鼻海豚 is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cluster Sanicle	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	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Apiales (伞形目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Apiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Sanicula	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Sanicula odorata	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

Cluster Sanicle

NE — Not Evaluated

瓶鼻海豚

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cluster Sanicle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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).

Cluster Sanicle

Sanicula odorata, the cluster sanicle, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Apiaceae native to eastern North America, found from southern Canada through the eastern United States. It inhabits rich mesic deciduous forests, floodplain woods, and moist shaded slopes where it thrives in deep, well-drained to moderately moist soils rich in organic matter. The plant produces deeply palmate compound leaves arising from basal rosettes and sends up slender flowering stems bearing small umbels of white or cream flowers clustered in tight heads, giving the species its common name. As with many Apiaceae members, the flowers attract a wide range of small pollinators including native bees, flies, and beetles. Sanicula odorata is considered Not Evaluated by the IUCN, though it is present across a substantial geographic area and not considered at risk across most of its range. The genus Sanicula, known as sanicles or black snakeroots, comprises approximately 40 species distributed globally. Several sanicle species have traditional medicinal uses; S. odorata has a faint pleasant scent noted in its specific epithet. The plant typically blooms in late spring and early summer, and its hooked fruits cling to passing animals and clothing for dispersal, a strategy known as epizoochory.