Hourglass Dolphin vs Key lime

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Rutaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Citrus
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).