Hourglass Dolphin vs hortênsia

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

• Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern while hortênsia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	hortênsia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Hydrangea
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

hortênsia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hortênsia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).