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

Where the Peale's dolphin lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Peale's dolphin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Peale's dolphin in 3 countries and territories across South 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 Peale's dolphin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Peale's dolphin?

The Peale's dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Delphinidae, genus Lagenorhynchus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Peale's dolphin

Peale's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus australis) is a small dolphin found in the waters around Tierra del Fuego at the foot of South America. It is also commonly known as the black-chinned dolphin or Peale's black-chinned dolphin. However, since Rice's work Peale's dolphin has been adopted as the standard common name.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peale's dolphin (revision 1374789595), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q300991 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).