vs Chinesischer Flußdelphin

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Lipotes vexillifer

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Chinesischer Flußdelphin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Chinesischer Flußdelphin
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Braunalgen)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Chordariaceae	Lipotidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Lipotes
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Lipotes vexillifer

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Chinesischer Flußdelphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Chinesischer Flußdelphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Chinesischer Flußdelphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Chinesischer Flußdelphin

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.