Chinese river dolphin vs silver nailroot

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	silver nailroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lipotidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Paronychia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	silver nailroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.

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.