Chinese river dolphin vs Seagrape

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Coccoloba uvifera

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Seagrape is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Seagrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lipotidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Coccoloba
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Coccoloba uvifera

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Seagrape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Seagrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seagrape

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, 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.