vs Chinese river dolphin

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Lipotes vexillifer

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Chinese river dolphin
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Chordariaceae	Lipotidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Lipotes
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Lipotes vexillifer

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis é uma alga parda que cresce nas zonas intertidal e infralitoral de costas temperadas e subtropicais do mundo todo. Caracteriza-se pelo talo em forma de espada ou fita, que costuma se fixar a rochas e outros substratos.

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.