Australian humpback dolphin vs Red Campion

Sousa sahulensis compared with Silene dioica

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Red Campion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Red Campion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Sousa	Silene
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Silene dioica

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Red Campion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Red Campion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Campion

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, 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.