Dusky Dolphin vs Septicweed

Lagenorhynchus obscurus compared with Senna occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dusky Dolphin Septicweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Fabaceae
Genus Lagenorhynchus Senna
Species Lagenorhynchus obscurus Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Dusky Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Septicweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dusky Dolphin Septicweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Septicweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Dusky Dolphin

No description available.

Septicweed

No description available.

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