Chinese river dolphin vs Horsetail

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Lipotidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Equisetum
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.