Atlantic Dolphin vs Mottled Darner

Delphinus delphis compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Dolphin	Mottled Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Delphinus	Aeshna
Species	Delphinus delphis	Aeshna clepsydra

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Dolphin and Mottled Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Dolphin	Mottled Darner
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).

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.