Pacific white-sided dolphin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Pacific white-sided dolphin lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Delphinidae

Where does the Pacific white-sided dolphin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pacific white-sided dolphin in 3 countries and territories across Asia and North America.

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 Pacific white-sided dolphin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Pacific white-sided dolphin?

The Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Delphinidae, genus Lagenorhynchus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Pacific white-sided dolphin

The Pacific white-sided dolphin (Aethalodelphis obliquidens), also known as the hookfin porpoise, is an active dolphin found in the cool or temperate waters of the North Pacific Ocean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pacific white-sided dolphin (revision 1366710310), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q300946 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).