Atlantic Dolphin vs Floating Fern

Delphinus delphis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Atlantic Dolphin is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Dolphin	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Delphinus	Salvinia
Species	Delphinus delphis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Atlantic Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Dolphin	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Atlantic Dolphin

Atlantic Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan