Guiana Dolphin vs sugar-plum

Sotalia guianensis compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Sotalia	Uapaca
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	sugar-plum
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.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.