Big Caltropa vs Hourglass Dolphin

Kallstroemia maxima compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Caltropa	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Zygophyllaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Kallstroemia	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Kallstroemia maxima	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Big Caltropa

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Caltropa	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Caltropa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Caltropa

The Big Caltropa (Kallstroemia maxima) is a species in the genus Kallstroemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.