Chinese river dolphin vs water-apple

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lipotidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Syzygium
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	water-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.

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.