Chinese river dolphin vs spring cinquefoil

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Potentilla verna

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while spring cinquefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	spring cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Lipotidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Potentilla
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Potentilla verna

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

spring cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	spring cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, 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.