Chinese river dolphin vs Indian fleabane

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Pluchea indica

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Indian fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Indian fleabane
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	Pluchea
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Pluchea indica

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Indian fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, Yemen), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (7 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.