Hourglass Dolphin vs Yefen

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Fuirena umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	Yefen
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)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Fuirena
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Fuirena umbellata

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Yefen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	Yefen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yefen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).