dauphin rayé vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Stenella coeruleoalba compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• dauphin rayé is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dauphin rayé	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Stenella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Stenella coeruleoalba	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

dauphin rayé and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

dauphin rayé

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dauphin rayé	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dauphin rayé

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dauphin rayé

Blue Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) 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.