Species profile—Orcaella heinsohni (Australian snubfin dolphin)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals) → Delphinidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=delphinidae ) (dolphins) → Orcaella heinsohni (Australian snubfin dolphin)
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1039&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1039&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1039 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals)
- Family
- Delphinidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=delphinidae ) (dolphins)
- Scientific name
- Orcaella heinsohni Beasley, Robertson, & Arnold, 2005
- Common name
- Australian snubfin dolphin
- Type reference
- Beasley, I., Robertson, K.M., and Arnold, P. (2005). Description Of A New Dolphin, the Australian snubfin dolphin Orcaella heinsohni sp. n. (Cetacea, Delphinidae). Marine Mammal Science 21(3): 365-400.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1039
- Synonym(s)
- Orcaella brevirostris
- Alternate name(s)
- Irrawaddy river dolphin
Irrawaddy dolphin
pesut
lumba lumba - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Vulnerable
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Vulnerable
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) ( https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/spratlookupspecies.pl?earchtype=Sciname&name=Orcaella%20heinsohni )
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Orcaella%20heinsohni#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=ORCAELLA%2BHEINSOHNI )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1039 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1039 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
