Chinese river dolphin vs scimitar-bean

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lipotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Canavalia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.