Fourspike heliotrope vs Hourglass Dolphin

Euploca procumbens compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fourspike heliotrope	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Heliotropiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Euploca	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Euploca procumbens	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fourspike heliotrope	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.