Chinese river dolphin vs Goa-bean

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Goa-bean
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	Psophocarpus
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.