Australian humpback dolphin vs Hard Alectryon

Sousa sahulensis compared with Alectryon subdentatus

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Hard Alectryon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Hard Alectryon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Sousa	Alectryon
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Alectryon subdentatus

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Hard Alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Hard Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hard Alectryon

Habitat

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

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.