Chinese river dolphin vs mountain karee

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Searsia leptodictya

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while mountain karee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	mountain karee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lipotidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Searsia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Searsia leptodictya

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain karee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	mountain karee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain karee

Habitat

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

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.