Amazon River Dolphin vs Fivefingers

Inia geoffrensis compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Amazon River Dolphin is Data Deficient while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon River Dolphin	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Iniidae	Araceae
Genus	Inia	Syngonium
Species	Inia geoffrensis	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Amazon River Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon River Dolphin	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon River Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Amazon River Dolphin

The Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) is a species in the genus Inia. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia