Australian humpback dolphin vs Red melastome

Sousa sahulensis compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Sousa	Melastoma
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.