Chinese river dolphin vs vine-sorrel

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Cissus trifoliata

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while vine-sorrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	vine-sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Lipotidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Cissus
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Cissus trifoliata

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

vine-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	vine-sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

vine-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.