baiji vs Chinese water deer

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Hydropotes inermis

Key Differences

• baiji is Critically Endangered while Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	baiji	Chinese water deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Lipotidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lipotes	Hydropotes
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Hydropotes inermis

Evolutionary Relationship

baiji and Chinese water deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

baiji

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	baiji	Chinese water deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

baiji

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese water deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

baiji

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.

Chinese water deer

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species in the genus Hydropotes. Found across Europe (7 countries).