Amazon River Dolphin vs Starfruit

Inia geoffrensis compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Key Differences

• Amazon River Dolphin is Data Deficient while Starfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon River Dolphin	Starfruit
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	Damasonium
Species	Inia geoffrensis	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Amazon River Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon River Dolphin	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.