Chinese river dolphin vs Parallel-leaved Dandelion

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Taraxacum xiphoideum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Parallel-leaved Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Parallel-leaved Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Taraxacum xiphoideum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Parallel-leaved Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Parallel-leaved Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parallel-leaved Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland 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.