Chinese river dolphin vs umkokolo

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Dovyalis
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.