Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple vs Irrawaddy dolphin

Acer negundo compared with Orcaella brevirostris

Key Differences

• Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple is Not Evaluated while Irrawaddy dolphin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	Irrawaddy dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Sapindaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Acer	Orcaella
Species	Acer negundo	Orcaella brevirostris

Conservation Status

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Irrawaddy dolphin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple	Irrawaddy dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Irrawaddy dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

The Box-elder, Ash-leaved Maple (Acer negundo) is a species in the genus Acer. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.