Sahul dolphin
Sousa sahulensis Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014
Status not recordedwhales and dolphins
The sahul dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) is a species in the family Delphinidae, order Cetacea. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the sahul dolphin
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the sahul dolphin live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The sahul dolphin is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the sahul dolphin endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the sahul dolphin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderCetacea
- familyDelphinidae
- genusSousa
- SpeciesSousa sahulensis Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014
Other names and names in other languages (13)
- Australian humpback dolphinEnglish
- دلفين سنامي أستراليArabic
- Australischer BuckeldelfinGerman
- Bufeo SahulianoSpanish
- Dauphin à bosse de SahulFrench
- Susa australianaItalian
- オーストラリアウスイロイルカJapanese
- AustralpukkeldelfinNorwegian Bokmål
- Australische BultrugdolfijnDutch
- Golfinho-corcunda-de-SahulPortuguese
- Австралийский горбатый дельфинRussian
- Delfin Jorobado de AustraliaSpanish
- Dauphin à bosse de l'AustralieFrench
Relatives of the sahul dolphin
Other species in the same genus Sousa.

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin
Sousa chinensis

Atlantic humpback dolphin
Sousa teuszii
Freckled dolphin
Sousa plumbea
CompareSahul dolphin vs Indo-Pacific humpback dolphinSahul dolphin vs Atlantic humpback dolphinSahul dolphin vs Freckled dolphin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the sahul dolphin live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the sahul dolphin for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the sahul dolphin?
The sahul dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) belongs to the family Delphinidae in the order Cetacea.
Sources and how to cite this page
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