Guiana Dolphin vs Stink-Kassie

Sotalia guianensis compared with Senna occidentalis

Key Differences

• Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient while Stink-Kassie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guiana Dolphin	Stink-Kassie
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sotalia	Senna
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Stink-Kassie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guiana Dolphin	Stink-Kassie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Stink-Kassie

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia