Chinese river dolphin vs field locoweed

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Oxytropis campestris

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while field locoweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	field locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lipotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Oxytropis
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Oxytropis campestris

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

field locoweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	field locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.