Chinese river dolphin vs taxi

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Triplaris weigeltiana

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while taxi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	taxi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lipotidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Triplaris
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Triplaris weigeltiana

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

taxi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

taxi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.