Chilean Dolphin vs Water spangles

Cephalorhynchus eutropia compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Chilean Dolphin is Near Threatened while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean Dolphin	Water spangles
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 minima

Conservation Status

Chilean Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chilean Dolphin	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), 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.