Heaviside's dolphin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Heaviside's dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii Near threatened

Where the Heaviside's dolphin lives – recorded in 2 countries, 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 61 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See whales & dolphins on the world map

Scientific name	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Delphinidae

Where does the Heaviside's dolphin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Heaviside's dolphin in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

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 Heaviside's dolphin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Heaviside's dolphin?

The Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Delphinidae, genus Cephalorhynchus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Heaviside's dolphin

Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is one of six dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus. The small cetacean is endemic to the Benguela ecosystem along the southwest coast of Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Heaviside's dolphin (revision 1338127873), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301048 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).