Blue-winged Teal vs Fraser's dolphin

Spatula discors compared with Lagenodelphis hosei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Teal	Fraser's dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Anatidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Spatula	Lagenodelphis
Species	Spatula discors	Lagenodelphis hosei

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-winged Teal and Fraser's dolphin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Teal

LC — Least Concern

Fraser's dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Teal	Fraser's dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-winged Teal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Fraser's dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 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 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela