Hourglass Dolphin vs Indian-plum

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Salicaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Flacourtia
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).