Australian humpback dolphin vs Fourspike heliotrope

Sousa sahulensis compared with Euploca procumbens

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Fourspike heliotrope is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Sousa	Euploca
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Euploca procumbens

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Fourspike heliotrope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

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.