Floating Heart vs Guiana Dolphin

Nymphoides peltata compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• Floating Heart is Endangered while Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Heart	Guiana Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Nymphoides	Sotalia
Species	Nymphoides peltata	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

Floating Heart

EN — Endangered

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Heart	Guiana Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Heart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.