Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico vs Wedgeleaf dock

Sousa teuszii compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

• Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico is Critically Endangered while Wedgeleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico	Wedgeleaf dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Sousa	Rumex
Species	Sousa teuszii	Rumex frutescens

Conservation Status

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

CR — Critically Endangered

Wedgeleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico	Wedgeleaf dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wedgeleaf dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.