vs Chinese river dolphin

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Lipotes vexillifer

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Chinese river dolphin
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Microcystaceae	Lipotidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Lipotes
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Lipotes vexillifer

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Chinese river dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.

Chinese river dolphin

The Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) is a species in the genus Lipotes. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.