Hourglass Dolphin vs

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Sphingobacterium
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobacterium yamdrokense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative rod first described from Yamdrok Lake in Tibet, China. It inhabits high-altitude lacustrine sediments and cold, alkaline lake environments of the Tibetan Plateau. This aerobic chemoheterotroph is adapted to the extreme conditions of high-altitude saline lakes.