Chinese river dolphin vs limestone fern

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Gymnocarpium
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.