Chinese river dolphin vs Fivefingers

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Lipotidae	Araceae
Genus	Lipotes	Syngonium
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 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.