Chilean dolphin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Chilean dolphin Cephalorhynchus eutropia Near threatened

Where the Chilean dolphin lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 32 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See whales & dolphins on the world map

Scientific name	Cephalorhynchus eutropia
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Delphinidae

Where does the Chilean dolphin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Chilean dolphin in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Chile.

Chile

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 Chilean dolphin endangered?

The Chilean dolphin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Chilean dolphin?

The Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Delphinidae, genus Cephalorhynchus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Chilean dolphin

The Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia), also known as the Black dolphin, is one of six dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus. The dolphin is found only off the coast of Chile; it is commonly referred to in the country as tonina.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chilean dolphin (revision 1379838826), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q755733 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).