Guiana Dolphin vs ilima

Sotalia guianensis compared with Sida cordifolia

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while ilima is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	ilima
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Malvaceae
Genus	Sotalia	Sida
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	ilima
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.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia