Curled Dock vs Peale s Dolphin

Rumex crispus compared with Lagenorhynchus australis

Key Differences

• Curled Dock is Not Evaluated while Peale s Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Dock	Peale s Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Polygonaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Rumex	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Rumex crispus	Lagenorhynchus australis

Conservation Status

Curled Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Peale s Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Dock	Peale s Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curled Dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (7 countries).

Peale s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.