Chinese river dolphin vs Lamb'S-Ear

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Stachys byzantina

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Lamb'S-Ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Lamb'S-Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Stachys
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Stachys byzantina

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Lamb'S-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Lamb'S-Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lamb'S-Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iran), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.