dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens vs Viorne-tin

Delphinus delphis compared with Viburnum tinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens	Viorne-tin
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Delphinus	Viburnum
Species	Delphinus delphis	Viburnum tinus

Conservation Status

dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens

LC — Least Concern

Viorne-tin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dauphin commun, dauphin des anciens	Viorne-tin
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).

Viorne-tin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇦 Ukraine