Forest Num-num vs Hourglass Dolphin

Carissa bispinosa compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Apocynaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Carissa	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.