Hourglass Dolphin vs Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Oenothera glazioviana

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while Large-flowered Evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Onagraceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Oenothera
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Oenothera glazioviana

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).