Chinese river dolphin vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
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	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Nymphoides
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.