Carrion-Flower vs Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise

Smilax herbacea compared with Phocoena sinus

Key Differences

• Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated while Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrion-Flower	Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Smilacaceae	Phocoenidae
Genus	Smilax	Phocoena
Species	Smilax herbacea	Phocoena sinus

Conservation Status

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrion-Flower	Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.