Amazon River Dolphin vs Red melastome

Inia geoffrensis compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

• Amazon River Dolphin is Data Deficient while Red melastome is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon River Dolphin	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Iniidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Inia	Melastoma
Species	Inia geoffrensis	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Amazon River Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon River Dolphin	Red melastome
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.

Red melastome

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

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.