Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sousa chinensis
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Delphinidae

Where does the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin in 6 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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 Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin endangered?

The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin?

The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Delphinidae, genus Sousa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin

The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a species of humpback dolphin inhabiting coastal waters of the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans. This species is often referred to as the Chinese white dolphin in mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan as a common name. Some biologists regard the Indo-Pacific dolphin as a subspecies of the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (S. plumbea) which ranges from East Africa to India. However, DNA testing studies have shown that the two are distinct species. A new species, the Australian humpback dolphin (S. sahulensis), was split off from S. chinensis and recognized as a distinct species in 2014. Nevertheless, there are still several unresolved issues in differentiation of the Indian Ocean-type and Indo-Pacific-type humpback dolphins.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (revision 1377378264), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q713853 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).