Australian humpback dolphin vs Fivefingers

Sousa sahulensis compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Fivefingers
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	Syngonium
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), 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.