Chinese river dolphin vs Malabar plum

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Syzygium jambos

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Malabar plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Malabar plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lipotidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Syzygium
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Syzygium jambos

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Malabar plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Malabar plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (6 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.