Hourglass Dolphin vs southern elder

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Sambucus
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.