vs Dauphin à bosse

Clastidium setigerum compared with Sousa plumbea

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Dauphin à bosse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dauphin à bosse
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Cyanobacteriia Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Cyanobacteriales Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family Chamaesiphonaceae Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus Clastidium Sousa
Species Clastidium setigerum Sousa plumbea

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Dauphin à bosse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dauphin à bosse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Dauphin à bosse

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Greece. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Clastidium setigerum is a filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Clastidiaceae, characterized by producing tapering filaments anchored to substrates by a basal holdfast cell. It grows on coarser algae, invertebrates, and rocky substrates in freshwater or marine environments. Its single, hair-like trichome ending in a long colorless hair is a distinctive morphological feature of this genus.

Dauphin à bosse

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