Chinese river dolphin vs crested arrowhead

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Sagittaria cristata

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while crested arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Lipotidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Lipotes	Sagittaria
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.