Franciscana vs Tangerine

Pontoporia blainvillei compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Franciscana is Vulnerable while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Franciscana	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pontoporiidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Pontoporia	Citrus
Species	Pontoporia blainvillei	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Franciscana	Tangerine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Franciscana

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tangerine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).