Chinese river dolphin vs pignut

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Mesosphaerum
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.