Species profile—Sousa sahulensis (Australian humpback dolphin)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Delphinidae (dolphins) → Sousa sahulensis (Australian humpback dolphin)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Delphinidae (dolphins)
- Scientific name
- Sousa sahulensis Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014
- Common name
- Australian humpback dolphin
- Type reference
- Jefferson, T.A. & Rosenbaum, H.C. (2014). Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.), and description of a new species from Australia. Marine Mammal Science 30(4), 1494-1541.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1032
- Synonym(s)
- Sousa chinensis
Sousa queenslandensis - Alternate name(s)
- Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Vulnerable
- Back on Track (BoT) status
- Critical
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1032
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
