Chinese river dolphin vs white evening-primrose

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Oenothera speciosa

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while white evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	white evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lipotidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Lipotes	Oenothera
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Oenothera speciosa

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

white evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	white evening-primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.