Atlantic Dolphin vs Guará

Delphinus delphis compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Atlantic Dolphin is Least Concern while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Dolphin	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Delphinus	Chrysocyon
Species	Delphinus delphis	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Dolphin and Guará share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Dolphin	Guará
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Atlantic Dolphin

O golfinho-pintado-do-Atlântico (Stenella frontalis) é um golfinho de porte médio distribuído em águas tropicais e temperadas quentes do Atlântico. Seu estado de conservação é de preocupação menor (LC); é conhecido pelas manchas brancas nos flancos e pelo comportamento lúdico, incluindo o hábito de nadar na esteira das embarcações.