Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico vs cuscuta-do-linho

Sousa teuszii compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico is Critically Endangered while cuscuta-do-linho is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico	cuscuta-do-linho
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 epilinum

Conservation Status

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

CR — Critically Endangered

cuscuta-do-linho

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico	cuscuta-do-linho
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cuscuta-do-linho

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.