Indian Ocean humpback dolphin vs mersawa

Sousa plumbea compared with Anisoptera costata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Ocean humpback dolphin	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Sousa	Anisoptera
Species	Sousa plumbea	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Indian Ocean humpback dolphin

EN — Endangered

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Ocean humpback dolphin	mersawa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Ocean humpback dolphin

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Greece. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

mersawa

Habitat

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