Guiana Dolphin vs Light Bossé

Sotalia guianensis compared with Leplaea cedrata

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while Light Bossé is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	Light Bossé
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Meliaceae
Genus	Sotalia	Leplaea
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Leplaea cedrata

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Light Bossé

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	Light Bossé
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.

Light Bossé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.