Australian humpback dolphin vs umkokolo

Sousa sahulensis compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Salicaceae
Genus	Sousa	Dovyalis
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), 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.