Australian humpback dolphin vs Ceylon-olive

Sousa sahulensis compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Sousa	Elaeocarpus
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Ceylon-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Australian humpback dolphin

The Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) is a species in the genus Sousa. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.