Chinese River Dolphin / Baiji / Yangtze River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer)
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Did You Know? · This dolphin is the rarest species of all marine mammals. A recent extensive survey of this species resulted in no sightings. Many scientists fear that it is functionally extinct. |
Status
ESA Endangered - throughout its range
MMPA Depleted - throughout its range
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Lipotidae
Genus: Lipotes
Species: vexillifer
Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)
| Title | Federal Register | Date |
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| ESA Listing Rule | 54 FR 22906 | 05/30/1989 |
- NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center Chinese River Dolphin Project
- NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory River Dolphin Information
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Chinese River Dolphin Species Profile
- Scientists Fear Rare Dolphin Driven to Extinction by Human Activities, Other Species Also Vulnerable [pdf] (September 2007 Press Release)
- "Functionally Extinct." baiji.org, 2006.
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Chinese River Dolphin Species Information
- Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS-SEAMAP) Chinese River Dolphin Species Profile
- Baiji.org Freshwater Dolphin Species Guide
