Fraser's dolphin vs marsh thistle

Lagenodelphis hosei compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fraser's dolphin	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lagenodelphis	Cirsium
Species	Lagenodelphis hosei	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Fraser's dolphin

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fraser's dolphin	marsh thistle
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).

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal