Chinese river dolphin vs Figleaf gourd

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Figleaf gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Lipotidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Cucurbita
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Figleaf gourd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), 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.