Chinese river dolphin vs four-wing evening-primrose

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Oenothera tetraptera

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while four-wing evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	four-wing evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lipotidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Lipotes	Oenothera
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Oenothera tetraptera

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

four-wing evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	four-wing evening-primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-wing evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.