Chinese river dolphin vs Elephant Apple

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Lipotidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Dillenia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.