Chinese river dolphin vs true senna

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	true senna
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	Senna
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	true senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, 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.