Spinner dolphin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the spinner dolphin lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Stenella longirostris
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Delphinidae

Where does the spinner dolphin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the spinner dolphin in 14 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania and 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 spinner dolphin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the spinner dolphin?

The spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Delphinidae, genus Stenella. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the spinner dolphin

The spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which it rotates around its longitudinal axis as it leaps through the air. It is a member of the family Delphinidae of toothed whales.

The distribution of the spinner dolphin extends across the tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans. Spinner dolphins exhibit a diurnal schedule characterised by predictable daily geographic migrations, spending mornings resting and socialising in shallow coastal waters before travelling offshore to forage at night.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spinner dolphin (revision 1378363503), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q649513 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).