Chinese river dolphin vs pliant lettuce

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lipotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Lactuca
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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

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.