Ganges river dolphin
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phylum | Chordata | The South Asian river dolphin is a freshwater or river dolphin found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan which is split into two subspecies, the Ganges river dolphin and Indus river dolphin. The Ganges river dolphin is primarily found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers and their tributaries in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. From the 1970s until 1998, they were regarded as separate species; however, in 1998, their classification was changed from two separate species to subspecies of a single species (see taxonomy below). The Ganges river dolphin has been recognized by the government of India as its National Aquatic Animal.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Cetacea | |
suborder | Odontoceti | |
family | Platanistidae | |
genus | Platanista | |
species | P. gangetica |