Chinese river dolphin vs sacred basil

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while sacred basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	sacred basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Ocimum
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	sacred basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sacred basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Zambia), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Timor-Leste), North America (Barbados), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.