Platanista

Other mammals include three species of wild cat, Felis bengalensis, F. chaus and F. viverrina, and Ganges River dolphin Platanista gangetica (EN), which occurs in some of the larger waterways.

Sundarbans, Bangladesh 2009

Sharks and the Gangetic freshwater dolphins (Platanista gangetica) inhabit the waterways.

Sundarbans mangroves 2008

Aquatic mammals that frequent the tidal waters include the Ganges dolphin Platanista gangetica, Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin Sousa chinensis (K), Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris (K) and finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides (K).

Sundarbans National Park, India 2008

Conservation activities in the aquatic habitat should also include the Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) and the three crocodile species that co-occur here: the marsh crocodile or mugger (Crocodylus palustris), estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), and gharial (Ghavialis gangeticus).

Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests 2008

The alluvial grasslands support some of the highest densities of tigers (Panthera tigris, EN) in the world, while the Brahmaputra and Ganges rivers that flow along the foothills also support globally important populations of the freshwater Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica).

Biological diversity in the Himalayas 2008

The freshwater Indus River dolphin (Platanista minor) and the terrestrial mammals listed on table 1 are near-endemic species of this ecoregion.

Baluchistan xeric woodlands 2008

The Ganges River supports a population of freshwater dolphins (Platanista gangetica), and the associated wetlands support a rich and diverse waterfowl community that includes many migrant bird species as well as the mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) and Gangetic gharial (Gavialis gangeticus).

Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests 2007

Although it is not strictly a part of the terrestrial ecoregion, the Brahmaputra River also harbors the freshwater dolphin (Platanista gangetica), which is also a threatened species.

Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests 2007

SusuThe susu, Platanista gangetica spp., lives in the Indus and Ganges river systems.

Hic jacet Lipotes vexillifer: Here lies the baiji 2006

SusuThe susu, Platanista gangetica spp., lives in the Indus and Ganges river systems.

Archive 2006-12-01 2006