Chinese river dolphin vs willow-weed

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lipotidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Persicaria
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	willow-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.

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.