Hourglass Dolphin vs Wax flower

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while Wax flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Hoya
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	Wax flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, and United States.