Chinese river dolphin vs corn sand spurrey

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Spergularia segetalis

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while corn sand spurrey is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	corn sand spurrey
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lipotidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Spergularia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Spergularia segetalis

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

corn sand spurrey

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	corn sand spurrey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

corn sand spurrey

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany and Portugal.

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.