Australian humpback dolphin vs Pitch canker

Sousa sahulensis compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Sousa	Fusarium
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

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.