Northern Right Whale Dolphin vs short-stem iris

Lissodelphis borealis compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Right Whale Dolphin	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Lissodelphis	Iris
Species	Lissodelphis borealis	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Right Whale Dolphin and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Right Whale Dolphin	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.