The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is a freshwater dolphin in the family Platanistidae. It lives in the Ganges and related rivers of South Asia, namely in the countries of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ganges River Dolphin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Orcaella brevirostris
- Neophocaena asiaeorientalis
- Inia geoffrensis
- Sotalia fluviatilis
- Inia boliviensis
- Sousa chinensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Platanistidae
- Genus
- Platanista
- Species
- Platanista gangetica
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