Arrocillo vs Hourglass Dolphin

Paspalum paniculatum compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Arrocillo is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrocillo	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Paspalum	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Paspalum paniculatum	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Arrocillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrocillo	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrocillo

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrocillo

The Arrocillo, Paspalum paniculatum, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.