Pacific white-sided dolphin vs waterbuck

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens compared with Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Pacific white-sided dolphin waterbuck
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Lagenorhynchus Kobus
Species Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific white-sided dolphin and waterbuck share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Pacific white-sided dolphin

LC — Least Concern

waterbuck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Pacific white-sided dolphin waterbuck
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific white-sided dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

waterbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

Pacific white-sided dolphin

No description available.

waterbuck

No description available.

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