Chinese river dolphin vs Old-man-in-the-spring

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Senecio vulgaris

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Old-man-in-the-spring is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Old-man-in-the-spring
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lipotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Senecio
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Senecio vulgaris

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Old-man-in-the-spring

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Old-man-in-the-spring
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Old-man-in-the-spring

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

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.