vs Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Nitzschia angularis compared with Lissodelphis borealis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Northern Right Whale Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Nitzschia	Lissodelphis
Species	Nitzschia angularis	Lissodelphis borealis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.