vs Pacific white-sided dolphin

Dolichospermum danicum compared with Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Pacific white-sided dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pacific white-sided dolphin
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Nostocaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Dolichospermum	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Dolichospermum danicum	Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific white-sided dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pacific white-sided dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pacific white-sided dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dolichospermum danicum is a planktonic, filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Aphanizomenonaceae, first described from Danish freshwater habitats. It produces heterocysts for nitrogen fixation and is capable of forming buoyant surface blooms in eutrophic lakes. Its conservation status is not evaluated.