Chinese river dolphin vs Custard Apple

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Annona reticulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Custard Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Lipotidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Annona
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Annona reticulata

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Custard Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Custard Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.