CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Baiji

Liptodes vexillifer

Baiji

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“The baiji is sometimes called the Yangtze dolphin, the White fin or the White flag. Baijis use echolocation to find food in the Yangtze River. The baiji has 30 to 36 sharp teeth. But, instead of chewing small fish and other prey, they swallow them whole.

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Mammalia

ORDER

Cetartiodactyla

FAMILY

Lipotidae

GENUS

Liptodes

Location

Yangtze River of China.

Mammal

Carnivore

Habitat

Terrestrial, forest

Food

Seeds, Fruit, Buds, and Flowers.

Threat

Habitat Destruction
Fishing

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