Northern Right Whale Dolphin vs Rusty Snaketail

Lissodelphis borealis compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Right Whale Dolphin	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Gomphidae
Genus	Lissodelphis	Ophiogomphus
Species	Lissodelphis borealis	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Right Whale Dolphin and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.