Chinese river dolphin vs scentless mayweed

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Tripleurospermum maritimum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while scentless mayweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	scentless mayweed
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	Tripleurospermum
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Tripleurospermum maritimum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

scentless mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	scentless mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scentless mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.