Chinese river dolphin vs Reticulate Thistle

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Reticulate Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Reticulate Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lipotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Onopordum
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Reticulate Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.