Chinese river dolphin vs Glandular senna

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Senna multiglandulosa

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Glandular senna is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Glandular senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lipotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Senna
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Senna multiglandulosa

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Glandular senna

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Glandular senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Glandular senna

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Spain), North America (Guatemala, United States), 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.