Chinese river dolphin vs lowland rotala

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Rotala ramosior

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while lowland rotala is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	lowland rotala
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lipotidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Lipotes	Rotala
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Rotala ramosior

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

lowland rotala

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	lowland rotala
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland rotala

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Greece, Italy), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.