Chinese river dolphin vs nogueira-comum

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Juglans regia

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while nogueira-comum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	nogueira-comum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Lipotidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Juglans
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Juglans regia

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

nogueira-comum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	nogueira-comum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

nogueira-comum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.