Gunpowder tree vs Hourglass Dolphin

Melochia umbellata compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gunpowder tree	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Malvaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Melochia	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Melochia umbellata	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gunpowder tree	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.