Dense Silky-bent vs Dusky Dolphin

Apera interrupta compared with Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Key Differences

• Dense Silky-bent is Near Threatened while Dusky Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dense Silky-bent	Dusky Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Apera	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Apera interrupta	Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Conservation Status

Dense Silky-bent

NT — Near Threatened

Dusky Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dense Silky-bent	Dusky Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dense Silky-bent

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dusky Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.