Dusky Dolphin vs fat duckweed

Lagenorhynchus obscurus compared with Lemna gibba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Dolphin	fat duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Araceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Lemna
Species	Lagenorhynchus obscurus	Lemna gibba

Conservation Status

Dusky Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

fat duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Dolphin	fat duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fat duckweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).