Chinese river dolphin vs Stinking willie

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lipotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Jacobaea
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.