Beach-tea vs Hourglass Dolphin

Croton punctatus compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-tea	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Croton	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Croton punctatus	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Beach-tea

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-tea

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