baiji vs Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Chaerephon major

Key Differences

• baiji is Critically Endangered while Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	baiji	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
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)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Lipotidae	Molossidae
Genus	Lipotes	Chaerephon
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Chaerephon major

Evolutionary Relationship

baiji and Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

baiji

CR — Critically Endangered

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	baiji	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

baiji

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

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.