Fraser's dolphin vs Red melastome

Lagenodelphis hosei compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fraser's dolphin	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Lagenodelphis	Melastoma
Species	Lagenodelphis hosei	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Fraser's dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fraser's dolphin	Red melastome
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).

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.