Guiana Dolphin vs slender thistle

Sotalia guianensis compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sotalia	Carduus
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	slender thistle
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.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.