Chinese river dolphin vs wall scalewort

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Lipotidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Porella
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.