Arrow-Grass vs Guiana Dolphin

Triglochin maritima compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• Arrow-Grass is Near Threatened while Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrow-Grass	Guiana Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Juncaginaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Triglochin	Sotalia
Species	Triglochin maritima	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

Arrow-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrow-Grass	Guiana Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrow-Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Arrow-Grass

The Arrow-Grass, Triglochin maritima, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.