Chinese river dolphin vs pinto peanut

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Arachis pintoi

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while pinto peanut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	pinto peanut
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	Arachis
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Arachis pintoi

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

pinto peanut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	pinto peanut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pinto peanut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Costa Rica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.