Australian humpback dolphin vs Floating Fern

Sousa sahulensis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Sousa	Salvinia
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.