Guiana Dolphin vs Jack bean

Sotalia guianensis compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	Jack bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sotalia	Canavalia
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Canavalia ensiformis

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	Jack bean
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.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia