Australian humpback dolphin vs pignut

Sousa sahulensis compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	pignut
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	Mesosphaerum
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.