Hourglass Dolphin vs Lesser Spearwort

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Ranunculus flammula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Ranunculus
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	Lesser Spearwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).