Species Profile
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Indus River dolphin (Platanista minor)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Platanistidae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Foreign (Region 10)
Date Listed: Jan 14, 1991

  • Countries in which the the Indus River dolphin is known to occur:  Pakistan

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
01/14/1991 56 FR 1463 ETWP; Platanista minor (Indus River Dolphin) Listed as Endangered; 56 FR 1463
11/09/1989 54 FR 47094 47095 Endangered and Threatened Species; Indus River Dolphin; 54 FR 47094 47095
03/01/1983 48 FR 8514 8517 Proposed Listing of 12 Species of Foreign Mammals as End. Species; 48 FR 8514-8517

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Indus River dolphin.

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Indus River dolphin.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Indus River dolphin

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Indus River dolphin.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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Last updated: November 22, 2009