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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Platanista gangetica

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Platanistidae

Genus

Platanista

Species

Platanista gangetica

Mammalia🥩 Carnivore

Ganges River Dolphin

Platanista gangetica (Ganges River Dolphin · ガンジスカワイルカ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)EN (Endangered)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

2~4m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

51~89kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Freshwater of the Ganges and Indus river systems in South Asia, lakes connected to tributaries, and near river bends and sandbars where eddies form

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its snout length of 21 cm is equal to the short side of an A4 sheet of paper (21 cm) (Comparison).
💡 Its oil has been used in traditional medicine and its meat as fish bait, but because it is no more effective than ordinary fish scraps, fishers are being encouraged to use substitutes instead.
💡 Sitting at the top of the river food web, it is studied as an indicator species for water and environmental quality.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)57

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

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📖 1. Overview

The Ganges River Dolphin is a freshwater dolphin with a very long snout that lives in the large rivers of South Asia.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its snout is elongated and flat, widest at the tip and curving slightly upward. It grows up to 20% of the body length and reaches 21 cm. Long, sharp teeth line both the upper and lower jaws and remain visible even when the mouth is closed.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

As a top predator in its rivers, it swims on its side and uses its flexible neck to probe the river bottom, startling hidden prey and herding fish and crustaceans. It usually lives alone but sometimes gathers loosely in groups of 3–10.