Chinese river dolphin vs common bottlenose dolphin

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Lipotidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Lipotes	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese river dolphin and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Order level: Cetacea. (Whales & Dolphins)

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

common bottlenose dolphin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

common bottlenose dolphin

A espécie de golfinho mais estudada e reconhecida, os roazes habitam oceanos quentes e temperados de todo o mundo, desde águas costeiras rasas até ao mar aberto. Altamente inteligentes com grandes cérebros em relação ao tamanho corporal, demonstram auto-reconhecimento, comunicação complexa e aprendizagem social. Vivem em sociedades fluidas de fissão-fusão e cooperam para arrebanhar peixes. Uma espécie indicadora chave da saúde dos ecossistemas marinhos.