Chinese river dolphin vs sugar-plum

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Uapaca
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.