Australian humpback dolphin vs sweet hakea

Sousa sahulensis compared with Hakea drupacea

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while sweet hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	sweet hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Proteaceae
Genus	Sousa	Hakea
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Hakea drupacea

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

sweet hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	sweet hakea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across New Zealand and South Africa.

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.