Chinese river dolphin vs Wormseed

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lipotidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Dysphania
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.