dauphin rayé vs Limestone Violet

Stenella coeruleoalba compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• dauphin rayé is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dauphin rayé	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Violaceae
Genus	Stenella	Viola
Species	Stenella coeruleoalba	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

dauphin rayé

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dauphin rayé	Limestone Violet
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).

Limestone Violet

Habitat

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

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.