Ebony Cup vs Hourglass Dolphin

Pseudoplectania nigrella compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony Cup	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Pseudoplectania	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Pseudoplectania nigrella	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Ebony Cup

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ebony Cup	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.