Baiji vs cuscute pentagonale

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Baiji is Critically Endangered while cuscute pentagonale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baiji	cuscute pentagonale
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Lipotidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Cuscuta
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Baiji

CR — Critically Endangered

cuscute pentagonale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baiji	cuscute pentagonale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baiji

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cuscute pentagonale

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Baiji

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.