baiji vs Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Mesoplodon perrini

Key Differences

• baiji is Critically Endangered while Perrin’s Beaked Whale is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	baiji	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
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 same	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Lipotidae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Lipotes	Mesoplodon
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Mesoplodon perrini

Evolutionary Relationship

baiji and Perrin’s Beaked Whale share a common ancestor at the Order level: Cetacea. (Whales & Dolphins)

Conservation Status

baiji

CR — Critically Endangered

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	baiji	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

baiji

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

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.