Chinese river dolphin vs Water spangles

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Lipotidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Salvinia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.