Heaviside-Delfin vs Limette

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Heaviside-Delfin is Near Threatened while Limette is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heaviside-Delfin	Limette
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Rutaceae
Genus	Cephalorhynchus	Citrus
Species	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Heaviside-Delfin

NT — Near Threatened

Limette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heaviside-Delfin	Limette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heaviside-Delfin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).