Peale s Dolphin vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Lagenorhynchus australis compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Peale s Dolphin is Least Concern while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale s Dolphin	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Ericaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Pyrola
Species	Lagenorhynchus australis	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Peale s Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale s Dolphin	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peale s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.