Brown Plum vs Hourglass Dolphin

Erythroxylum ellipticum compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Plum	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	Erythroxylaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Erythroxylum	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Erythroxylum ellipticum	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Brown Plum

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Plum	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Plum

Habitat

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

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Plum

The Brown Plum (Erythroxylum ellipticum) is a species in the genus Erythroxylum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.