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Amazon river dolphin
	Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Iniidae
Genus:	Inia
Species:	I. geoffrensis
Binomial name
	Inia geoffrensis; (Blainville, 1817)
	Amazon river dolphin range

The Amazon river dolphin, boto, bufeo or pink dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) is one of five species of river dolphin. The Amazon river dolphin lives in the Amazon River and Orinoco River. It is greyish pink in color. It is endangered because of dams and water pollution, especially mercury pollution.^[2]

References

↑ da Silva, V.; Trujillo, F.; Martin, A.; Zerbini, A.N.; Crespo, E.; Aliaga-Rossel, E.; Reeves, R. (2018). "Amazon River Dolphin: Inia geoffrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T10831A50358152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T10831A50358152.en. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
↑ "Amazon River Dolphin". World Wildlife Fund.

[IUCN-1] Silva, V.; Trujillo, F.; Martin, A.; Zerbini, A.N.; Crespo, E.; Aliaga-Rossel, E.; Reeves, R. (2018). "Amazon River Dolphin: Inia geoffrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T10831A50358152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T10831A50358152.en. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[WWO-2] "Amazon River Dolphin". World Wildlife Fund.

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