Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico vs Prostrate false buttonweed

Sousa teuszii compared with Spermacoce prostrata

Key Differences

• Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico is Critically Endangered while Prostrate false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico	Prostrate false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sousa	Spermacoce
Species	Sousa teuszii	Spermacoce prostrata

Conservation Status

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

CR — Critically Endangered

Prostrate false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico	Prostrate false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), 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.