August Cosmet vs Hourglass Dolphin

Sorhagenia rhamniella compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	August Cosmet	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cosmopterigidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Sorhagenia	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Sorhagenia rhamniella	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

August Cosmet and Hourglass Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

August Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	August Cosmet	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

August Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

August Cosmet

The August Cosmet (Sorhagenia rhamniella) is a species in the genus Sorhagenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.