Chinese river dolphin vs porcelain-flower

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Clusia orthoneura

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while porcelain-flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	porcelain-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Clusiaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Clusia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Clusia orthoneura

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

porcelain-flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	porcelain-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

porcelain-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.