Peale s Dolphin vs Pitch canker

Lagenorhynchus australis compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Peale s Dolphin is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale s Dolphin	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Fusarium
Species	Lagenorhynchus australis	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Peale s Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale s Dolphin	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peale s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.