Chinese river dolphin vs Disc Mayweed

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Matricaria discoidea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Disc Mayweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lipotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Matricaria
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Matricaria discoidea

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.