Chinese river dolphin vs Natal plum

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Natal plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lipotidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Carissa
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.