Chinese river dolphin vs Vegetable fern

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Diplazium
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.