Ear tree vs Irrawaddy dolphin

Enterolobium cyclocarpum compared with Orcaella brevirostris

Key Differences

• Ear tree is Least Concern while Irrawaddy dolphin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ear tree	Irrawaddy dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Fabaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Enterolobium	Orcaella
Species	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Orcaella brevirostris

Conservation Status

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

Irrawaddy dolphin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ear tree	Irrawaddy dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Irrawaddy dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.