Border Prickly-pear vs Chinese river dolphin

Opuntia atrispina compared with Lipotes vexillifer

Key Differences

• Border Prickly-pear is Least Concern while Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Border Prickly-pear	Chinese river dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cactaceae	Lipotidae
Genus	Opuntia	Lipotes
Species	Opuntia atrispina	Lipotes vexillifer

Conservation Status

Border Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Border Prickly-pear	Chinese river dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Border Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Border Prickly-pear

The Border Prickly-pear (Opuntia atrispina) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.