Chinese river dolphin vs finger-root

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Uvaria chamae

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while finger-root is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	finger-root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Lipotidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Uvaria
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Uvaria chamae

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

finger-root

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	finger-root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

finger-root

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.