Chinese river dolphin vs mountain willow

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Salix barclayi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.