Ferny Azolla vs Hourglass Dolphin

Azolla pinnata compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Salviniaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Azolla	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Azolla pinnata	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).