Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise vs maquei

Phocoena sinus compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

• Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise is Critically Endangered while maquei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phocoenidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Phocoena	Aristotelia
Species	Phocoena sinus	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise and maquei share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise

CR — Critically Endangered

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise	maquei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and United States.