Chinese river dolphin vs Lemon grass

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Lipotidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Cymbopogon
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Lemon grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 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.