vs Dauphin de La Plata

Anabaenopsis circularis compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Dauphin de La Plata is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Dauphin de La Plata
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Nostocaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Anabaenopsis	Pontoporia
Species	Anabaenopsis circularis	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Dauphin de La Plata

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Dauphin de La Plata
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Dauphin de La Plata

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Anabaenopsis circularis is a filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Aphanizomenonaceae that forms circular or ring-shaped trichomes with terminal heterocysts. It inhabits freshwater and brackish environments and is capable of biological nitrogen fixation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.