Chinese river dolphin vs Sea fig

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Carpobrotus chilensis

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Sea fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Sea fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lipotidae	Aizoaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Carpobrotus
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Carpobrotus chilensis

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Sea fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Sea fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sea fig

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador).

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.