Australian humpback dolphin vs Pencil flower

Sousa sahulensis compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sousa	Stylosanthes
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.