Bahiagrass vs Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise

Paspalum notatum compared with Phocoena sinus

Key Differences

• Bahiagrass is Not Evaluated while Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bahiagrass	Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Phocoenidae
Genus	Paspalum	Phocoena
Species	Paspalum notatum	Phocoena sinus

Conservation Status

Bahiagrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bahiagrass	Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bahiagrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Belgium, Greece, Portugal), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bahiagrass

The Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) is a species in the genus Paspalum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.