Burmeister’s Porpoise vs mango-pine

Phocoena spinipinnis compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Burmeister’s Porpoise is Near Threatened while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmeister’s Porpoise	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phocoenidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Phocoena	Barringtonia
Species	Phocoena spinipinnis	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Burmeister’s Porpoise

NT — Near Threatened

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmeister’s Porpoise	mango-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmeister’s Porpoise

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

Burmeister’s Porpoise

The Burmeister’s Porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) is a species in the genus Phocoena. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.