Asian Bittersweet vs Hourglass Dolphin

Celastrus orbiculatus compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Bittersweet	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Celastraceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Celastrus	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Celastrus orbiculatus	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Bittersweet	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.