VU — Vulnerable

Sousa chinensis

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

MAMMALIA

Order

ARTIODACTYLA

Family

DELPHINIDAE

Genus

Sousa

Sousa chinensis belongs to the family DELPHINIDAE, order ARTIODACTYLA, within the MAMMALIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Forest - Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetationMajorMarine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine neriticMajorRocky areasMajorWetlands (inland)MajorWetlands (inland) - Permanent rivers/streamsMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Domestic & urban waste water

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Garbage & solid waste

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Industrial & military effluents

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Marine & freshwater aquaculture

Ongoing

Other ecosystem modifications

Ongoing

Recreational activities

Ongoing

Shipping lanes

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection

Species recovery

Legislation

06 — Range

Found in 6 Countries

Bangladesh China India Myanmar (Burma)Sri Lanka Thailand

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Sousa chinensis (Sousa chinensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/indo-pacific-humpback-dolphin

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