Australian humpback dolphin vs toothcup

Sousa sahulensis compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	toothcup
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)	Lythraceae
Genus	Sousa	Ammannia
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.