Chinese river dolphin vs tayuya

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Cayaponia tayuya

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while tayuya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	tayuya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Lipotidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Cayaponia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Cayaponia tayuya

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

tayuya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	tayuya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tayuya

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.