Haviside s Dolphin vs Light Bossé

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii compared with Leplaea cedrata

Key Differences

• Haviside s Dolphin is Near Threatened while Light Bossé is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Haviside s Dolphin	Light Bossé
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Meliaceae
Genus	Cephalorhynchus	Leplaea
Species	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii	Leplaea cedrata

Conservation Status

Haviside s Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Light Bossé

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Haviside s Dolphin	Light Bossé
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Haviside s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Bossé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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