Chinese river dolphin vs Key lime

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lipotidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Citrus
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.