butterfly-pea vs Hourglass Dolphin

Centrosema virginianum compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	butterfly-pea	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Fabaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Centrosema	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Centrosema virginianum	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	butterfly-pea	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

butterfly-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

butterfly-pea

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