Chinese river dolphin vs toothcup

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lipotidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Lipotes	Ammannia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 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.