Chinese river dolphin vs myrtle willow

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Salix myrsinites

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	myrtle 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 myrsinites

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

myrtle willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

myrtle willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, 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.