Chinese river dolphin vs Forest Num-num

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lipotidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Carissa
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.