Chinese river dolphin vs poumuli

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Flueggea flexuosa

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while poumuli is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	poumuli
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Flueggea
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Flueggea flexuosa

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

poumuli

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

poumuli

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.