dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens vs Petit opossum-souris d´Émilie

Delphinus delphis compared with Gracilinanus emiliae

Key Differences

• dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens is Least Concern while Petit opossum-souris d´Émilie is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens	Petit opossum-souris d´Émilie
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Didelphidae
Genus	Delphinus	Gracilinanus
Species	Delphinus delphis	Gracilinanus emiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens and Petit opossum-souris d´Émilie share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens

LC — Least Concern

Petit opossum-souris d´Émilie

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens	Petit opossum-souris d´Émilie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Petit opossum-souris d´Émilie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens

Atlantic Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela