Amazon river dolphin Inia geoffrensis Endangered
Where the Amazon river dolphin lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 719 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See whales & dolphins on the world map
| Scientific name | Inia geoffrensis |
|---|---|
| Group | Whales & dolphins |
| Status | Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 5 countries |
| Continents | South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Iniidae |
Where does the Amazon river dolphin live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Amazon river dolphin in 5 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Soure.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Amazon river dolphin endangered?
The Amazon river dolphin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Amazon river dolphin?
The Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Iniidae, genus Inia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Amazon river dolphin
The Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale endemic to South America and is classified in the family Iniidae. Three subspecies are currently recognized: I. g. geoffrensis (Amazon river dolphin), I. g. boliviensis (Bolivian river dolphin) and I. g. humboldtiana (Orinoco river dolphin). The position of the Araguaian river dolphin (I. araguaiaensis) within the clade is still unclear. The three subspecies are distributed in the Amazon basin, the upper Madeira River in Bolivia, and the Orinoco basin, respectively.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Amazon river dolphin (revision 1377203809), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q205329 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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