Chilean Dolphin vs Floating Fern

Cephalorhynchus eutropia compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Chilean Dolphin is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean Dolphin	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Cephalorhynchus	Salvinia
Species	Cephalorhynchus eutropia	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Chilean Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean Dolphin	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Chilean Dolphin

The Chilean Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia) is a species in the genus Cephalorhynchus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.