Hourglass Dolphin vs Texas Ash

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Oleaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Fraxinus
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

Habitat

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