Dauphin Du Cameroun vs baleine fin

Sousa teuszii compared with Balaenoptera physalus

Key Differences

Dauphin Du Cameroun is Critically Endangered while baleine fin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dauphin Du Cameroun	baleine fin
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Sousa	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Sousa teuszii	Balaenoptera physalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dauphin Du Cameroun and baleine fin share a common ancestor at the Order level: Cetacea. (Whales & Dolphins)

Afficher Order: Cetacea

Conservation Status

Dauphin Du Cameroun

CR — Critically Endangered

baleine fin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dauphin Du Cameroun	baleine fin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dauphin Du Cameroun

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

baleine fin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dauphin Du Cameroun

The Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin (Sousa teuszii) is a species in the genus Sousa. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

baleine fin

Big Finner (Balaenoptera physalus) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.