Chinese river dolphin vs marsh fleawort

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Tephroseris palustris

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while marsh fleawort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	marsh fleawort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lipotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Tephroseris
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Tephroseris palustris

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

marsh fleawort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	marsh fleawort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh fleawort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.