瓶鼻海豚 vs hooked-pepperwort

Tursiops truncatus compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• 瓶鼻海豚 is Least Concern while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	瓶鼻海豚	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Salviniales (槐叶蘋目)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Marsilea
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

瓶鼻海豚

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	瓶鼻海豚	hooked-pepperwort
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).

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

瓶鼻海豚

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