Amazon River Dolphin vs Scaly Earthball

Inia geoffrensis compared with Scleroderma verrucosum

Key Differences

• Amazon River Dolphin is Data Deficient while Scaly Earthball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon River Dolphin	Scaly Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Iniidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Inia	Scleroderma
Species	Inia geoffrensis	Scleroderma verrucosum

Conservation Status

Amazon River Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Scaly Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon River Dolphin	Scaly Earthball
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.

Scaly Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.