Hourglass Dolphin vs Year Bean

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Year Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.