Chinese river dolphin vs mango-pine

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Lipotidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Barringtonia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	mango-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

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.