Delfín De Costados Blancos vs Ballena de aleta

Lagenorhynchus acutus compared with Balaenoptera physalus

Key Differences

• Delfín De Costados Blancos is Not Evaluated while Ballena de aleta is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delfín De Costados Blancos	Ballena de aleta
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Lagenorhynchus acutus	Balaenoptera physalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delfín De Costados Blancos and Ballena de aleta share a common ancestor at the Order level: Cetacea. (Whales & Dolphins)

Conservation Status

Delfín De Costados Blancos

NE — Not Evaluated

Ballena de aleta

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delfín De Costados Blancos	Ballena de aleta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delfín De Costados Blancos

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ballena de aleta

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Delfín De Costados Blancos

The Adantic White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) is a species in the genus Lagenorhynchus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, found across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ballena de aleta

La ballena de aleta (Balaenoptera physalus) está clasificada como En Peligro (EN) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Presenta un alto riesgo de extinción en estado silvestre, con un significativo declive poblacional y amenazas continuas a su supervivencia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden