Chinese river dolphin vs Sour orange

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lipotidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Citrus
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, 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.