Guiana Dolphin vs Indian-nut

Sotalia guianensis compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Arecaceae
Genus	Sotalia	Areca
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	Indian-nut
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.

Indian-nut

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia