baiji vs Fat-tailed Jird

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• baiji is Critically Endangered while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	baiji	Fat-tailed Jird
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)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Lipotidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lipotes	Pachyuromys
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

baiji and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

baiji

CR — Critically Endangered

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	baiji	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

baiji

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.