Baiji
An illustration of the baiji
Size compared to an average human size
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Artiodactyla
Clade:	Delphinida
Superfamily:	Lipotoidea
Family:	Lipotidae
Genus:	Lipotes Miller, 1918
Species:	L. vexillifer
Binomial name
Lipotes vexillifer Miller, 1918
Natural range of the baiji

The Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) or baiji was a river dolphin. It was found only in the Yangtze River in China. The last confirmed sighting of the baiji was in 2004 but there were possible sightings in 2007 and 2016 as well. The baiji was declared functionally extinct in 2007. that means experts said that even if there had been a few baiji left alive in 2007, there were probably not enough left to have young and keep the species alive. The IUCN Red List says the baiji is critically endangered but not really extinct.