瓶鼻海豚 vs Small Adder's-Tongue

Tursiops truncatus compared with Ophioglossum azoricum

Key Differences

• 瓶鼻海豚 is Least Concern while Small Adder's-Tongue is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	瓶鼻海豚	Small Adder's-Tongue
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)	Ophioglossales (瓶尔小草目)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Ophioglossum
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Ophioglossum azoricum

Conservation Status

瓶鼻海豚

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Small Adder's-Tongue

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	瓶鼻海豚	Small Adder's-Tongue
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).

Small Adder's-Tongue

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

瓶鼻海豚

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Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden