Chinese river dolphin vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Lipotidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Melanotaenium
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.