Ganges river dolphin
species of freshwater or river dolphin
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Summary
Ganges river dolphin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,538 views/month, #1,397 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
- Parent taxon: Platanista[5]
- Taxon name: Platanista gangetica[6]
- Commons category: Platanista gangetica[7]
- Start time: -12000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Platanista gangetica[9]
- Commons gallery: Platanista gangetica[10]
- Original combination: Delphinus gangeticus[11]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[12]
- Short name: P. gangetica[13]
- Taxon common name: Ganges river dolphin[14], Delfín Del Ganges[15], Plataniste Du Gange[16], Sousou[17], Blind River Dolphin[18], Ganges Dolphin[19], Ganges Susu[20], Indus River Dolphin[21], South Asian River Dolphin[22], Su-su[23], Ganges-Delfin[24], Susu[25], Schnabeldelfin[26], 恒河豚[27]
- Different from: Suzu[28]
- Gestation period: 1 years[29]
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[30]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[31]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[32]
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Identifiers
Ganges river dolphin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41431[33]. Ganges river dolphin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 118798[34]. Ganges river dolphin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559405[35]. Ganges river dolphin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440764[36]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 180413[37] and 1116956[38].
Why It Matters
Ganges river dolphin has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]