Chilean Dolphin vs Silkrubber

Cephalorhynchus eutropia compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Chilean Dolphin is Near Threatened while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean Dolphin	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cephalorhynchus	Funtumia
Species	Cephalorhynchus eutropia	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Chilean Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean Dolphin	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.