Chinese river dolphin vs Water-snowflake

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Nymphoides indica

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Water-snowflake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Water-snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lipotidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Nymphoides
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Nymphoides indica

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Water-snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Water-snowflake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water-snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guinea, Indonesia, Taiwan, 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.