Beach-Heath vs Hourglass Dolphin

Hudsonia tomentosa compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-Heath	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cistaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Hudsonia	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Hudsonia tomentosa	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-Heath	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.