Chilean Dolphin vs Narrow swordfern

Cephalorhynchus eutropia compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Chilean Dolphin is Near Threatened while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean Dolphin	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Cephalorhynchus	Nephrolepis
Species	Cephalorhynchus eutropia	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Chilean Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean Dolphin	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.