Amazon River Dolphin vs pygmy arrowhead

Inia geoffrensis compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Key Differences

• Amazon River Dolphin is Data Deficient while pygmy arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon River Dolphin	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Iniidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Inia	Sagittaria
Species	Inia geoffrensis	Sagittaria pygmaea

Conservation Status

Amazon River Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon River Dolphin	pygmy arrowhead
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.

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.