Australian humpback dolphin vs Lamb'S-Ear

Sousa sahulensis compared with Stachys byzantina

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Lamb'S-Ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Lamb'S-Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sousa	Stachys
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Stachys byzantina

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Lamb'S-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Lamb'S-Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lamb'S-Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iran), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.