Ceylon-olive vs Hourglass Dolphin

Elaeocarpus serratus compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon-olive	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Elaeocarpus serratus	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon-olive	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.