Haviside s Dolphin vs 'Ihi

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

  • Haviside s Dolphin is Near Threatened while 'Ihi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Haviside s Dolphin 'Ihi
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Oxalidaceae
Genus Cephalorhynchus Oxalis
Species Cephalorhynchus heavisidii Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Haviside s Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Haviside s Dolphin 'Ihi
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Haviside s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Haviside s Dolphin

No description available.

'Ihi

No description available.

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