Chinese river dolphin vs Mountain yam

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Lipotidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Dioscorea
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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.