Guiana Dolphin vs Silver wattle

Sotalia guianensis compared with Acacia dealbata

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while Silver wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	Silver wattle
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	Acacia
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Acacia dealbata

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Silver wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	Silver wattle
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.

Silver wattle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia