Guiana Dolphin vs joint-vetch

Sotalia guianensis compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	joint-vetch
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	joint-vetch
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.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), 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