Hourglass Dolphin vs Mountain yam

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Dioscorea
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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