Chinese river dolphin vs smooth fleabane

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Erigeron glabellus

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while smooth fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	smooth fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lipotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Erigeron
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Erigeron glabellus

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

smooth fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	smooth fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.