Chinese river dolphin vs Giant arrowhead

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Sagittaria montevidensis

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Giant arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Lipotidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Lipotes	Sagittaria
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Sagittaria montevidensis

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Giant arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.