costero vs Variable Dancer

Sotalia guianensis compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

• costero is Data Deficient while Variable Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	costero	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Sotalia	Argia
Species	Sotalia guianensis	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

costero and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

costero

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	costero	Variable Dancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

costero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.