Chinese river dolphin vs Lansan

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Protium attenuatum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Lansan is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Lansan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lipotidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Lipotes	Protium
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Protium attenuatum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Lansan

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lansan

Habitat

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

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.