Chinese river dolphin vs Pinwheelflower

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Tabernaemontana divaricata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Pinwheelflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lipotidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Tabernaemontana
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Tabernaemontana divaricata

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Pinwheelflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pinwheelflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (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.