Chinese river dolphin vs Stinking Tutsan

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Hypericum hircinum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Stinking Tutsan is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Stinking Tutsan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Hypericum
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Hypericum hircinum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking Tutsan

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Stinking Tutsan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Tutsan

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.