Chinese river dolphin vs Prickly Yellow

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lipotidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Zanthoxylum
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.