Chinese river dolphin vs Elastic grass

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Eragrostis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Elastic grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Elastic grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Lipotidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Eragrostis
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Eragrostis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Elastic grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Elastic grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elastic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.