Chinese river dolphin vs Sivri aklarotu

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Lythrum junceum

Key Differences

• Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered while Sivri aklarotu is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese river dolphin	Sivri aklarotu
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lipotidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Lipotes	Lythrum
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Lythrum junceum

Conservation Status

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Sivri aklarotu

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese river dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sivri aklarotu

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), 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.