buttoned snout vs Hourglass Dolphin

Hypena rostralis compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	buttoned snout	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Erebidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Hypena	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Hypena rostralis	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

buttoned snout and Hourglass Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

buttoned snout

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	buttoned snout	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

buttoned snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

buttoned snout

The Buttoned snout (Hypena rostralis) is a species in the genus Hypena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.