balsam vs Guiana Dolphin

Impatiens noli-tangere compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• balsam is Least Concern while Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	balsam	Guiana Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Balsaminaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Impatiens	Sotalia
Species	Impatiens noli-tangere	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

balsam

LC — Least Concern

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	balsam	Guiana Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

balsam

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

balsam

The Balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere) is a species in the genus Impatiens. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.