Hourglass Dolphin vs midwestern arrowhead

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Sagittaria brevirostra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	midwestern arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Alismataceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Sagittaria
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Sagittaria brevirostra

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

midwestern arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	midwestern arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

midwestern arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia and Canada.