Chinese river dolphin vs Silkrubber

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lipotidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Funtumia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.