Chinese river dolphin vs Green Amaranth

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Amaranthus hybridus

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Green Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Green Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lipotidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Amaranthus
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Amaranthus hybridus

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Green Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Green Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Nauru), and South America (5 countries).

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.