Chia vs Hourglass Dolphin

Salvia hispanica compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Chia is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chia	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Lamiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Salvia	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Salvia hispanica	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Chia

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chia	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chia

The Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.