Hourglass Dolphin vs Wire With

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Desmodium
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.