Hourglass Dolphin vs Vegetable fern

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Diplazium
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.