Australian humpback dolphin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Australian humpback dolphin lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sousa sahulensis
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Delphinidae

Where does the Australian humpback dolphin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Australian humpback dolphin in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Australian humpback dolphin endangered?

The Australian humpback dolphin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Australian humpback dolphin?

The Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Delphinidae, genus Sousa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Australian humpback dolphin

The Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) is a species of humpback dolphin and the fourth recognized humpback dolphin species chronologically. The specific name sahulensis is derived from the Sahul Shelf, located between northern Australia and southern New Guinea, where the Australian humpback dolphins occur.

The species was scientifically described on 31 July 2014 in the journal Marine Mammal Science. This vulnerable species' population was estimated to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals in 2015, with numbers declining because of habitat destruction.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Australian humpback dolphin (revision 1314085860), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q17476198 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).