Chinese river dolphin vs plicate door snail

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Lipotidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Lipotes	Macrogastra
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese river dolphin and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.