Hourglass Dolphin vs toothcup

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Lythraceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Ammannia
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).