Northern Right Whale Dolphin vs Stinking iris

Lissodelphis borealis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Right Whale Dolphin	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Lissodelphis	Iris
Species	Lissodelphis borealis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).