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Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), also referred to by the common names jacobita, skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin, panda dolphin, or tonina overa (in South America), is a small oceanic dolphin of the genus Cephalorhynchus. Commerson's dolphin has two geographically-isolated but locally-common subspecies.
C. commersonii: Argentina including Puerto Deseado, in the Strait of Magellan and around Tierra del Fuego, and near the Falkland Islands, near the Kerguelen Islands in the southern part of the Indian Ocean Chilean dolphin: C. eutropia: coast of Chile Heaviside's dolphin: C. heavisidii
Genus Cephalorhynchus Gray, 1846 – four species Common name Scientific name Status Population Distribution Size Picture Chilean dolphin: Cephalorhynchus eutropia Gray, 1846: NT: Unknown [b] 60 kg (130 lb) Commerson's dolphin: Cephalorhynchus commersonii Lacépède, 1804: LC: 22,000 [21] 35–60 kg (77–132 lb) Heaviside's dolphin
Commerson's dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii DD (ssp. commersonii - Commerson's dolphin NE, ssp. kerguelenensis - Kerguelen Islands Commerson’s dolphin NE) Chilean dolphin, Cephalorhynchus eutropia NT; Heaviside's dolphin, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii DD
Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) Type D or Sub-Antarctic orca (Orcinus orca). [3] Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), etc. Introduced land mammals: Bizet sheep. Approximately 3,500 semi-wild sheep live on Ile Longue; their main purpose is to provide meat for the scientific ...
The following is a list of native wild mammal species recorded in Antarctica.There are 23 mammal species in Antarctica, all of which are marine.Three are considered endangered, one is vulnerable, eight are listed as data deficient, and one has not yet been evaluated. [1]
Fin whale Orca Commerson dolphin Hourglass dolphins Peale's dolphin. The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises.They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Chile.As of January 2011, there are 152 mammal species listed for Chile, of which four are critically endangered, eight are endangered, eight are vulnerable, and eleven are near threatened.