Amazon river dolphin

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q205329
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Summary

Amazon river dolphin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,039 views/month, #631 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
  • Parent taxon: Inia[5]
  • Taxon name: Inia geoffrensis[6]
  • Commons category: Inia geoffrensis[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Inia geoffrensis[8]
  • Commons gallery: Inia geoffrensis[9]
  • Taxon synonym: Delphinus frontatus[10]
  • Short name: I. geoffrensis[11]
  • Taxon common name: Boto[12], Bufeo[13], dauphin de l'Amazone[14], Inia[15], Amazon River Dolphin[16], Boutu[17], Pink River Dolphin[18], Bouto[19], Bolivian River Dolphin[20], Orinoco River Dolphin[21], Amazonas-Delfin[22], Butu[23], toliña del amazones[24]
  • Habitat: fresh water[25]
  • Gestation period: 1 years[26]
  • CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[27]
  • Taxon range: Soure[28]

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Identifiers

Amazon river dolphin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41472[29]. Amazon river dolphin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9725[30]. Amazon river dolphin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559399[31]. Amazon river dolphin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440314[32]. Amazon river dolphin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180407[33].

Why It Matters

Amazon river dolphin has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 127 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 15w ago · TadejM · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boto'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bufeo'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "dauphin de l'Amazone"} +12
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  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0003321-delfinovec-amazonsky
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  3. 18w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → Q120446
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  4. 22w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Iucn conservation status → Endangered status
    Cites appendix → Appendix II of CITES
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