Carrion-Flower vs Hourglass Dolphin

Smilax herbacea compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrion-Flower	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Smilacaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Smilax	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Smilax herbacea	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrion-Flower	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.