Blue Dolphin vs Irish Threadwort

Stenella coeruleoalba compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Dolphin	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Stenella	Telaranea
Species	Stenella coeruleoalba	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Blue Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Dolphin	Irish Threadwort
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).

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.