Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico vs silverleaf desmodium

Sousa teuszii compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico is Critically Endangered while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico	silverleaf desmodium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sousa	Desmodium
Species	Sousa teuszii	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

CR — Critically Endangered

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico	silverleaf desmodium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), 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.