Clymene dolphin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Clymene dolphin lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Stenella clymene
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa, North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Delphinidae

Where does the Clymene dolphin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Clymene dolphin in 5 countries and territories across Africa, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 Clymene dolphin endangered?

The Clymene dolphin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Clymene dolphin?

The Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Delphinidae, genus Stenella. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Clymene dolphin

The Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene), in older texts known as the short-snouted spinner dolphin, is a dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation in marine mammals, descending from the spinner dolphin and the striped dolphin.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Clymene dolphin (revision 1314032574), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q838940 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).