Hourglass Dolphin vs Tickclover

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hourglass Dolphin Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins) Fabaceae
Genus Lagenorhynchus Desmodium
Species Lagenorhynchus cruciger Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hourglass Dolphin Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Hourglass Dolphin

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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