Fraser's dolphin vs Jio

Lagenodelphis hosei compared with Commelina benghalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fraser's dolphin Jio
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Commelinaceae
Genus Lagenodelphis Commelina
Species Lagenodelphis hosei Commelina benghalensis

Conservation Status

Fraser's dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Jio

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fraser's dolphin Jio
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fraser's dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Jio

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Fraser's dolphin

No description available.

Jio

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia