Chinese river dolphin vs persimmon

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Diospyros kaki

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while persimmon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Lipotidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Diospyros
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.