Chinese river dolphin vs Devil's Bit

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lipotidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Lipotes	Ruellia
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese river dolphin	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.