Chinese river dolphin vs tropical flat sedge

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Cyperus surinamensis

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while tropical flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	tropical flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Lipotidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Cyperus
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Cyperus surinamensis

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

tropical flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	tropical flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tropical flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.