Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin vs Fringed rue

Sousa teuszii compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin is Critically Endangered while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Rutaceae
Genus	Sousa	Ruta
Species	Sousa teuszii	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.