Chinese river dolphin vs midwestern arrowhead

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Sagittaria brevirostra

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while midwestern arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	midwestern arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Lipotidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Lipotes	Sagittaria
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Sagittaria brevirostra

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

midwestern arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	midwestern arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

midwestern arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia and Canada.

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.