Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Sousa teuszii compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

  • Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin is Critically Endangered while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Stratiomyidae
Genus Sousa Sargus
Species Sousa teuszii Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Yellow-legged Centurion

No description available.

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