Chinese river dolphin vs mareer

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Cordia subcordata

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while mareer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	mareer
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Lipotidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Cordia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Cordia subcordata

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

mareer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	mareer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mareer

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Comoros 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.