East Asian finless porpoise: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

East Asian finless porpoise Neophocaena sunameri

Where the East Asian finless porpoise 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 8 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See whales & dolphins on the world map

Scientific name	Neophocaena sunameri
Group	Whales & dolphins
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Phocoenidae

Where does the East Asian finless porpoise live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the East Asian finless porpoise in 1 country or territory across Asia.

South Korea

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.

What kind of animal is the East Asian finless porpoise?

The East Asian finless porpoise (Neophocaena sunameri) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Phocoenidae, genus Neophocaena. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the East Asian finless porpoise

The East Asian finless porpoise (Neophocaena sunameri) is a species of porpoise native to the East China Sea, Yellow Sea, and the seas around Japan. The Yangtze finless porpoise (N. asiaeorientalis) was formerly considered a subspecies but is now thought to be a distinct species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article East Asian finless porpoise (revision 1364620792), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q108457190 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).