Guiana Dolphin vs Minute duckweed

Sotalia guianensis compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Araceae
Genus	Sotalia	Lemna
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	Minute duckweed
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.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia