Golfinho Riscado vs Felt Saddle

Stenella coeruleoalba compared with Helvella macropus

Key Differences

• Golfinho Riscado is Least Concern while Felt Saddle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golfinho Riscado	Felt Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Helvellaceae
Genus	Stenella	Helvella
Species	Stenella coeruleoalba	Helvella macropus

Conservation Status

Golfinho Riscado

LC — Least Concern

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golfinho Riscado	Felt Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golfinho Riscado

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Felt Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Golfinho Riscado

O Stenella coeruleoalba (Golfinho-riscado) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden