Hourglass Dolphin vs Slender centaury

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Centaurium tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while Slender centaury is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Slender centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Centaurium
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Centaurium tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Slender centaury

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	Slender centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Portugal, and United States.