Chinese river dolphin vs Yellow ginger

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Hedychium flavescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Yellow ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Lipotidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Hedychium
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Hedychium flavescens

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.