Australian humpback dolphin vs Vegetable fern

Sousa sahulensis compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Sousa	Diplazium
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and 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.