Chinese river dolphin vs Pencil flower

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lipotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Stylosanthes
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), 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.