Chinese river dolphin vs fern-leaf aralia

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Polyscias cumingiana

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while fern-leaf aralia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	fern-leaf aralia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Polyscias
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Polyscias cumingiana

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

fern-leaf aralia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	fern-leaf aralia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fern-leaf aralia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (India), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.