Baiji vs trident maple

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Acer buergerianum

Key Differences

• Baiji is Critically Endangered while trident maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baiji	trident maple
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lipotidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Acer
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Acer buergerianum

Conservation Status

Baiji

CR — Critically Endangered

trident maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baiji	trident maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baiji

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

trident maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Japan, South Africa, and Turkey.

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.