Guiana Dolphin vs 'Ihi

Sotalia guianensis compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while 'Ihi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	'Ihi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Sotalia	Oxalis
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	'Ihi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia