瓶鼻海豚 vs Common Orange Lichen

Tursiops truncatus compared with Xanthoria parietina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	瓶鼻海豚	Common Orange Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Teloschistales (黃枝衣目)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Xanthoria
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Xanthoria parietina

Conservation Status

瓶鼻海豚

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Common Orange Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Common Orange Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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。

Common Orange Lichen

<em>Xanthoria parietina</em> is a foliose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae, one of the most conspicuous and widely recognized lichens across Europe and North America. It is recorded in Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and the United States. The species typically colonizes bark, rock surfaces, walls, roof tiles, and other exposed substrates in nutrient-enriched environments. Its vivid orange to yellow-orange thallus is produced by the pigment parietin, which functions as a photoprotective compound shielding the lichen from UV radiation. <em>Xanthoria parietina</em> is considered a nitrophilous species, thriving in habitats enriched by nitrogen compounds, such as those near bird roosting sites, agricultural areas, and urban zones. It is highly tolerant of air pollution and is frequently used as a bioindicator in ecological studies. The IUCN lists this species as Least Concern given its broad distribution and tolerance of disturbed environments. As a lichen, it is a mutualistic association between a fungal partner and algal or cyanobacterial photobionts. Biological traits such as growth rates, lifespan, and dietary ecology remain poorly documented in standardized databases for lichen species.