Chinese river dolphin vs rambai

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Baccaurea motleyana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	rambai
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	Baccaurea
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Baccaurea motleyana

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

rambai

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rambai

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.