Atlantic Spotted Dolphin vs Mountain yam

Stenella frontalis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Stenella	Dioscorea
Species	Stenella frontalis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and Venezuela.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) is a species in the genus Stenella. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.