Australian humpback dolphin vs screw-pine

Sousa sahulensis compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while screw-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Pandanaceae
Genus	Sousa	Pandanus
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.