Vaquita
| Vaquita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Odontoceti |
| Faimily: | Phocoenidae |
| Genus: | Phocoena |
| Species: | P. sinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phocoena sinus Norris & McFarland, 1958
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| Vaquita range | |
The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is a rare species o porpoise. It is endemic tae the northren pairt o the Gulf o Californie. Estimates o the nummer o individuals alive range frae 100 [2][3] tae 300.[3] The wird "vaquita" is Spainyie for little cou.[4] Syne the baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is believed tae hae gone extinct in 2006,[5] the vaquita haes taken on the teetle o the maist endangered cetacean in the warld.[6]
Ither names include cochito, desert porpoise, Gulf o California harbor porpoise, Gulf o Californie porpoise, an gulf porpoise.
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ Rojas-Bracho, L., Reeves, R.R., Jaramillo-Legorreta, A. & Taylor, B.L. 2008. “”Phocoena sinus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.”” Version 2012.2. [www.iucnredlist.org]. 2013.
- ↑ Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, Carwardine, 1995, ISBN 0-7513-2781-6
- ↑ a b Aquarium Passport Book, Aquarium of the Pacific 2005
- ↑ "Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)". Encyclopedia of Endangered Species. Volume 1. Gale. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ Turvey, S.T. (2007). "First human-caused extinction of a cetacean species?". Biology Letters. 3: 537–540. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2007.0292. PMC 2391192. PMID 17686754. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ↑ Jaramillo-Legorreta, A. (2007). "Saving the vaquita: immediate action, not more data". Conservation Biology. 21 (6): 1653–1655. Unknown parameter
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