Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico vs Winged false buttonweed

Sousa teuszii compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico	Winged 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 alata

Conservation Status

Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico

CR — Critically Endangered

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golfinho-corcundo-do-Atlantico	Winged 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.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.