Chinese river dolphin vs Downy Safflower

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Downy Safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, 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.