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Ganges River Dolphin

Platanista gangetica gangetica

Ganges River Dolphin

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“Limited to southern Asia, Ganges River Dolphin inhabits the Ganges and Indus rivers and the many associated tributaries and connected lakes. This species is restricted to freshwater.”

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Mammalia

ORDER

Cetartiodactyla

FAMILY

Platanistidae

GENUS

Platanista

Location

Bangladesh; India; Nepal; Pakistan

Mammal

Carnivore

Habitat

Freshwater, Wetlands (inland), Marine Neritic, Artificial/Aquatic & Marine

Food

fish and invertebrates

Threat

Habitat Destruction
Fishing

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