Australian humpback dolphin vs Prickly Yellow

Sousa sahulensis compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Rutaceae
Genus	Sousa	Zanthoxylum
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.