Chinese river dolphin vs wild madder

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lipotidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Rubia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	wild madder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.