Hourglass Dolphin vs wire crabgrass

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Digitaria longiflora

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while wire crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	wire crabgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Digitaria
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Digitaria longiflora

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

wire crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	wire crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wire crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (4 countries).