Chinese river dolphin vs southern elder

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Lipotidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Sambucus
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.