Ferny Azolla vs Haviside s Dolphin

Azolla pinnata compared with Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Haviside s Dolphin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Haviside s Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Salviniaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Azolla	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Azolla pinnata	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Haviside s Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Haviside s Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Haviside s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.