Fraser's dolphin vs utile

Lagenodelphis hosei compared with Entandrophragma utile

Key Differences

• Fraser's dolphin is Least Concern while utile is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fraser's dolphin	utile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Meliaceae
Genus	Lagenodelphis	Entandrophragma
Species	Lagenodelphis hosei	Entandrophragma utile

Conservation Status

Fraser's dolphin

LC — Least Concern

utile

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fraser's dolphin	utile
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).

utile

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.