Dauphin de La Plata vs Shellplant

Pontoporia blainvillei compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Dauphin de La Plata is Vulnerable while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dauphin de La Plata	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pontoporiidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pontoporia	Alpinia
Species	Pontoporia blainvillei	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Dauphin de La Plata

VU — Vulnerable

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dauphin de La Plata	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dauphin de La Plata

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).