Dauphin de La Plata vs mango-pine

Pontoporia blainvillei compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Dauphin de La Plata is Vulnerable while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dauphin de La Plata	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pontoporiidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Pontoporia	Barringtonia
Species	Pontoporia blainvillei	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Dauphin de La Plata

VU — Vulnerable

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dauphin de La Plata	mango-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dauphin de La Plata

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.