瓶鼻海豚 vs small skipper

Tursiops truncatus compared with Thymelicus sylvestris

Key Differences

• 瓶鼻海豚 is Least Concern while small skipper is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	瓶鼻海豚	small skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Thymelicus
Species	Tursiops truncatus	Thymelicus sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

瓶鼻海豚 and small skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

瓶鼻海豚

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

small skipper

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	瓶鼻海豚	small skipper
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 skipper

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Europe (37 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

small skipper

小弄蝶(Thymelicus sylvestris)在IUCN红色名录中被列为易危(VU)物种。在野外面临高度濒危风险，种群数量下降，栖息地压力增大。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine