Chinese river dolphin vs screw-pine

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while screw-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Lipotidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Pandanus
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.