Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin vs Shoebutton

Sousa teuszii compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin is Critically Endangered while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Primulaceae
Genus	Sousa	Ardisia
Species	Sousa teuszii	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.