Chinese river dolphin vs Sour Prickle

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lipotidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Opuntia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), 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.