Chinese river dolphin vs anacahuita

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Cordia sebestena

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while anacahuita is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	anacahuita
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Lipotidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Cordia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Cordia sebestena

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

anacahuita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	anacahuita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

anacahuita

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Seychelles), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, 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.