Chinese river dolphin vs Yellow flame

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Peltophorum pterocarpum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Yellow flame is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Yellow flame
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lipotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Peltophorum
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Peltophorum pterocarpum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow flame

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Yellow flame
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow flame

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (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.