Hourglass Dolphin vs tayuya

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Cayaponia tayuya

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while tayuya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	tayuya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Cayaponia
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Cayaponia tayuya

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

tayuya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tayuya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.