瓶鼻海豚 vs

Tursiops truncatus compared with Methanococcus voltae

Key Differences

• 瓶鼻海豚 is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	瓶鼻海豚
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Methanobacteriota_A
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Methanococci (甲烷球菌纲)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Methanococcales (甲烷球菌目)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Methanococcaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Methanococcus
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Methanococcus voltae

Conservation Status

瓶鼻海豚

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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).

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。

Methanococcus voltae 是甲烷球菌科的中温产甲烷古菌，因其是最早开发出遗传转化技术的产甲烷菌之一而备受关注。栖息于海洋沉积物，以氢气为电子供体还原二氧化碳产生甲烷。其模式生物地位对阐明古菌细胞生物学和遗传学的基本方面发挥了重要作用。