beach alectryon vs Hourglass Dolphin

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	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	Sapindaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Alectryon	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.