Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin vs Floating Fern

Sousa teuszii compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin is Critically Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Sousa	Salvinia
Species	Sousa teuszii	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.