vs 瓶鼻海豚

Cobetia amphilecti compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while 瓶鼻海豚 is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		瓶鼻海豚
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (變形菌門)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Gammaproteobacteria (γ-变形菌纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Pseudomonadales (假单胞菌目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Halomonadaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cobetia	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Cobetia amphilecti	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

瓶鼻海豚

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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).

Cobetia amphilecti is a halophilic, gram-negative bacterium belonging to the family Halomonadaceae within the class Gammaproteobacteria. First characterized from marine and saline environments, this aerobic rod-shaped organism thrives in conditions of elevated salinity that would inhibit the growth of most other bacteria. Like other members of the genus Cobetia, it possesses a sophisticated osmotic stress response system that accumulates compatible solutes—primarily ectoine and hydroxyectoine—to balance intracellular osmotic pressure against hypersaline surroundings. Cobetia amphilecti has been isolated from coastal marine sediments and saline water samples across the Indo-Pacific region, with documented collections from Taiwanese coastal habitats. The organism is motile by means of a single polar flagellum and is capable of utilizing a broad range of organic compounds as sole carbon and energy sources, including various carbohydrates and amino acids. Its metabolic versatility allows it to occupy diverse niches in marine biogeochemical cycles, particularly in the degradation of organic matter in high-salinity environments. As a member of Halomonadaceae, Cobetia amphilecti is of biotechnological interest for its production of ectoine, a commercially valuable extremolyte used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals for its cellular protective properties. The species has not been formally assessed for conservation status by the IUCN.