Chinese river dolphin vs Tiny vetch

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Tiny vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lipotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Vicia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Tiny vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.