Chinesischer Flußdelphin vs Echter Saflor

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Carthamus tinctorius

Key Differences

• Chinesischer Flußdelphin is Critically Endangered while Echter Saflor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinesischer Flußdelphin	Echter Saflor
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Lipotidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lipotes	Carthamus
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Carthamus tinctorius

Conservation Status

Chinesischer Flußdelphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Echter Saflor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinesischer Flußdelphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Echter Saflor

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.