Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico vs Fiveangled dodder

Sousa teuszii compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

  • Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico is Critically Endangered while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Convolvulaceae
Genus Sousa Cuscuta
Species Sousa teuszii Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

CR — Critically Endangered

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico Fiveangled dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

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.

Fiveangled dodder

No description available.

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