Chinese river dolphin vs Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Opuntia chlorotica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Italy.

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.