Baiji vs mountain-cabbage

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Euterpe precatoria

Key Differences

• Baiji is Critically Endangered while mountain-cabbage is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baiji	mountain-cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Lipotidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Euterpe
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Euterpe precatoria

Conservation Status

Baiji

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain-cabbage

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baiji	mountain-cabbage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baiji

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-cabbage

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.