Chinese river dolphin vs Keeled wormseed

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Keeled wormseed
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	Dysphania
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Keeled wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.