Amazon River Dolphin vs marsh pennywort

Inia geoffrensis compared with Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Key Differences

• Amazon River Dolphin is Data Deficient while marsh pennywort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon River Dolphin	marsh pennywort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Iniidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Inia	Hydrocotyle
Species	Inia geoffrensis	Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Conservation Status

Amazon River Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

marsh pennywort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon River Dolphin	marsh pennywort
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.

marsh pennywort

Habitat

Inhabits temperate grasslands and steppes and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.