Chinese alligator  (Alligator sinensis)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Crocodylia
Family Alligatoridae
Genus Alligator (1)
Size Average length: 2 m (2)
Weight up to 40 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).