vs Delfín de Clymen

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Stenella clymene

Key Differences

is Endangered while Delfín de Clymen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Delfín de Clymen
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Baeomyces	Stenella
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Stenella clymene

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Delfín de Clymen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Delfín de Clymen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Delfín de Clymen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela.

Baeomyces placophyllus es un pequeño liquen con apotecios con pedúnculo característicos, que normalmente crece en suelos ácidos y superficies de tierra desnuda. Es una especie pionera en la sucesión liquénica y tiene un papel importante en la recuperación de los ecosistemas.

Delfín de Clymen

The Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene, is a small cetacean endemic to the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea south along both the western and eastern Atlantic margins to approximately 20 degrees south latitude. Often called the short-snouted spinner dolphin, it is the only known naturally occurring cetacean hybrid species, believed to have originated through hybridization between the spinner dolphin (S. longirostris) and the striped dolphin (S. coeruleoalba). Clymene dolphins are acrobatic and frequently perform spinning leaps similar to but less elaborate than their spinner relatives. They travel in schools typically ranging from 10 to several hundred individuals, sometimes associating with other dolphin species. The species inhabits deep offshore pelagic waters and is rarely observed close to coastlines. It feeds primarily on fish and cephalopods, foraging at night when mesopelagic prey move into shallower waters. Clymene dolphins measure approximately 1.7–2 meters in length and display a distinctive tripartite pattern of dark cape, lighter grey flanks, and white or pale yellow belly. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN due to its relatively wide range and no evidence of major population-level threats.