Golfinho Riscado vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Stenella coeruleoalba compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Golfinho Riscado is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golfinho Riscado	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Stenella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Stenella coeruleoalba	Pteropus vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

Golfinho Riscado and New Caledonian Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Golfinho Riscado

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golfinho Riscado	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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).

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.