Guiana Dolphin vs Silkrubber

Sotalia guianensis compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sotalia	Funtumia
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.