Hourglass Dolphin vs maçarico-branco

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Calidris alba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	maçarico-branco
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Scolopacidae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Calidris
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Calidris alba

Evolutionary Relationship

Hourglass Dolphin and maçarico-branco share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

maçarico-branco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	maçarico-branco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maçarico-branco

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

maçarico-branco

O pilrito-das-praias (Calidris alba) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. E uma especie amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de distribuicao, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes de conservacao imediatas.