Chinese river dolphin vs Small-Leaved Blinks

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Montia parvifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Small-Leaved Blinks is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Small-Leaved Blinks
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lipotidae	Montiaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Montia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Montia parvifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Small-Leaved Blinks

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Small-Leaved Blinks
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small-Leaved Blinks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United Kingdom.

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.