Blue Dolphin vs custard-apple

Stenella coeruleoalba compared with Annona squamosa

Key Differences

• Blue Dolphin is Least Concern while custard-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Dolphin	custard-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Annonaceae
Genus	Stenella	Annona
Species	Stenella coeruleoalba	Annona squamosa

Conservation Status

Blue Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

custard-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Dolphin	custard-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

custard-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Blue Dolphin

Blue Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇹🇼 Taiwan