Indus river dolphin - Platanista minor

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Platanista minor
Author Owen, 1853
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 180414
Common Names English: Indus susu
English: Indus River Dolphin
English: Bhulan
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Cetacea
              Suborder: Odontoceti
                Family: Platanistidae
                  Genus: Platanista
Taxonomic Children
Synonyms (since 1950)

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Physical Description / Field Identification

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References

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ITIS TSN180414
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
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#records (spatial)364
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets1
Year2001
Latitude25.51 - 32.78
Longitude68.20 - 71.41
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