Chinese river dolphin vs holy-flax

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Santolina rosmarinifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while holy-flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	holy-flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lipotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Santolina
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Santolina rosmarinifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

holy-flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	holy-flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

holy-flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.