Atlantic Spotted Dolphin vs Oily Pectis

Stenella frontalis compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is Data Deficient while Oily Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Stenella	Pectis
Species	Stenella frontalis	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin	Oily Pectis
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.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.