vs Hourglass Dolphin

Gloeothece fuscolutea compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Siyanobakteri)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Microcystaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Gloeothece	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Gloeothece fuscolutea	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gloeothece fuscolutea is a unicellular or colonial cyanobacterium forming cells embedded in brownish-yellow (fuscoluteous) gelatinous sheaths. It is found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats worldwide and contributes to primary production and nitrogen fixation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.