Guiana Dolphin vs thatch palm

Sotalia guianensis compared with Coccothrinax crinita

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while thatch palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Arecaceae
Genus	Sotalia	Coccothrinax
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Coccothrinax crinita

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

thatch palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	thatch palm
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.

thatch palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.