Australian humpback dolphin vs fat duckweed

Sousa sahulensis compared with Lemna gibba

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while fat duckweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	fat duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Araceae
Genus	Sousa	Lemna
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Lemna gibba

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

fat duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	fat duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fat duckweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.