Clymene Dolphin vs Silver Meadow

Stenella clymene compared with Boloria selene

Key Differences

  • Clymene Dolphin is Least Concern while Silver Meadow is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Clymene Dolphin Silver Meadow
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Insecta (昆虫)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Stenella Boloria
Species Stenella clymene Boloria selene

Evolutionary Relationship

Clymene Dolphin and Silver Meadow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Clymene Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Silver Meadow

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Clymene Dolphin Silver Meadow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clymene Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela.

Silver Meadow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (34 countries) and North America (United States).

Clymene Dolphin

The Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene, is a small cetacean endemic to the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea south along both the western and eastern Atlantic margins to approximately 20 degrees south latitude. Often called the short-snouted spinner dolphin, it is the only known naturally occurring cetacean hybrid species, believed to have originated through hybridization between the spinner dolphin (S. longirostris) and the striped dolphin (S. coeruleoalba). Clymene dolphins are acrobatic and frequently perform spinning leaps similar to but less elaborate than their spinner relatives. They travel in schools typically ranging from 10 to several hundred individuals, sometimes associating with other dolphin species. The species inhabits deep offshore pelagic waters and is rarely observed close to coastlines. It feeds primarily on fish and cephalopods, foraging at night when mesopelagic prey move into shallower waters. Clymene dolphins measure approximately 1.7–2 meters in length and display a distinctive tripartite pattern of dark cape, lighter grey flanks, and white or pale yellow belly. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN due to its relatively wide range and no evidence of major population-level threats.

Silver Meadow

シルバーメドウチョウ(Boloria selene)はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅(EX)と宣言されています。野生および飼育下に生存する個体が知られていない絶滅種です。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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