Chinese river dolphin vs red-cedar

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lipotidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Trichilia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

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.