Fivefingers vs Hourglass Dolphin

Syngonium angustatum compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivefingers	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Araceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Syngonium	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Syngonium angustatum	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.