Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)

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The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is an endangered, nearly blind freshwater dolphin native to the river systems of the Indian subcontinent, where it serves as an important indicator of river ecosystem health.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endangered species ⓘ
freshwater dolphin ⓘ
species of toothed whale ⓘ
activityPattern mostly active throughout day and night ⓘ
adaptation uses echolocation for navigation and hunting ⓘ
binomialAuthority Lebeck, 1801 ⓘ
bodyLength 2–2.6 metres ⓘ
bodyMass 70–90 kilograms ⓘ
calvingInterval about 2–3 years ⓘ
CITESListing CITES Appendix I ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
color brownish ⓘ
commonName Ganges river dolphin ⓘ
South Asian river dolphin ⓘ
sushuk ⓘ
susu ⓘ
conservationAction subject of river dolphin conservation programs in South Asia ⓘ
diet fish ⓘ
molluscs ⓘ
shrimp ⓘ
dorsalFinCharacteristic low ridge-like dorsal fin ⓘ
family Platanistidae ⓘ
genus Platanista ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 8–9 months ⓘ
habitat freshwater rivers ⓘ
indicatorOf river ecosystem health ⓘ
IUCNStatus Endangered ⓘ
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
maximumBodyLength about 2.7 metres ⓘ
maximumBodyMass about 150 kilograms ⓘ
nationalAquaticAnimalOf India ⓘ
nativeTo Brahmaputra river system ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra

Ganges river system ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

Karnaphuli river system ⓘ
Meghna river system ⓘ
linked to: Meghna
occursIn Bangladesh ⓘ
Bhutan ⓘ
India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
order Cetacea ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
populationTrend decreasing ⓘ
protectedStatus legally protected in Bangladesh ⓘ
legally protected in India ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
scientificName Platanista gangetica ⓘ
sexualDimorphism females larger than males ⓘ
snoutCharacteristic long slender beak ⓘ
socialStructure generally solitary or in small groups ⓘ
suborder Odontoceti ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat dam construction ⓘ
entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ
reduced river flow ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
vision nearly blind ⓘ

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Sundarbans → notableFauna → Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) ⓘ
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park → habitatFor → Gangetic river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Chambal River → supportsSpecies → Ganges river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Ganges river dolphin → commonName → Ganges river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Ganges river dolphin → commonName → South Asian river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
National Chambal Sanctuary → primaryConservationFocus → Gangetic dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Bardia National Park → majorHabitatFor → gangetic dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Valmiki Tiger Reserve → habitatOf → gangetic dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Chambal region → fauna → Ganges river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Narayani River → hasWildlife → Gangetic dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Platanistidae → commonName → South Asian river dolphins ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Platanistidae → hasMember → Ganges river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Platanista gangetica → commonName → Ganges river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Platanista → genusOf → Ganges river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Platanista → notableSpecies → Ganges river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Platanista → endangeredSpeciesIncluded → Ganges river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Dholpur district → hasWildlife → Ganges river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)