Chinese river dolphin vs mountain pansy

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Viola lutea

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while mountain pansy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	mountain pansy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Violaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Viola
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Viola lutea

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain pansy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain pansy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.