Fivefingers vs Irrawaddy dolphin

Syngonium angustatum compared with Orcaella brevirostris

Key Differences

• Fivefingers is Not Evaluated while Irrawaddy dolphin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivefingers	Irrawaddy dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Araceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Syngonium	Orcaella
Species	Syngonium angustatum	Orcaella brevirostris

Conservation Status

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Irrawaddy dolphin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fivefingers	Irrawaddy dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Irrawaddy dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.