Four-dotted Alpine vs Hourglass Dolphin

Erebia dabanensis compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Four-dotted Alpine is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-dotted Alpine	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Erebia	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Erebia dabanensis	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-dotted Alpine and Hourglass Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-dotted Alpine

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-dotted Alpine	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-dotted Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.