Chinese river dolphin vs mortel

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Erythrina mitis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	mortel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lipotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Erythrina
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Erythrina mitis

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

mortel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mortel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela.

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.