Chinese river dolphin vs Drooping Tonguefern

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Elaphoglossum
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Drooping Tonguefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.