Australian humpback dolphin vs Laurustinus

Sousa sahulensis compared with Viburnum tinus

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Laurustinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Laurustinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Sousa	Viburnum
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Viburnum tinus

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Laurustinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurustinus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (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.