Chinese river dolphin vs ground-bean

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while ground-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	ground-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lipotidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Macrotyloma
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	ground-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground-bean

Habitat

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

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.