Clymene Dolphin vs Emerald Spreadwing

Stenella clymene compared with Lestes dryas

Key Differences

• Clymene Dolphin is Least Concern while Emerald Spreadwing is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clymene Dolphin	Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Odonata (잠자리)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Lestidae
Genus	Stenella	Lestes
Species	Stenella clymene	Lestes dryas

Evolutionary Relationship

Clymene Dolphin and Emerald Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Clymene Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Emerald Spreadwing

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clymene Dolphin	Emerald Spreadwing
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.

Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Emerald Spreadwing

에메랄드날개잠자리(Lestes dryas)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 취약(VU)으로 분류됩니다. 야생에서 높은 위협 위험에 처해 있으며, 개체군이 감소하고 서식지 압박이 증가하고 있습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway