Chinese river dolphin vs smooth heliotrope

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Lipotidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Heliotropium
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Heliotropium curassavicum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, 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.