Desert Firetail vs Peale s Dolphin

Telebasis salva compared with Lagenorhynchus australis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Firetail	Peale s Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Telebasis	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Telebasis salva	Lagenorhynchus australis

Evolutionary Relationship

Desert Firetail and Peale s Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desert Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Peale s Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Firetail	Peale s Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Peale s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.