Hourglass Dolphin vs Water spangles

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Salvinia
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).