African Walnut vs Hourglass Dolphin

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Meliaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Lovoa	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.