Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin vs Dowdy Plume

Sousa teuszii compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin is Critically Endangered while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Sousa	Stenoptilia
Species	Sousa teuszii	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin and Dowdy Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin	Dowdy Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin

The Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin (Sousa teuszii) is a species in the genus Sousa. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.