Ganges river dolphin
Platanista gangetica
EndangeredPhoto: Kukil Gogoi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mammalcarnivore
The Su-Su, also known as the Ganges river dolphin, is a toothed whale that swims in the freshwater rivers of South Asia. Found in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, it’s a rare freshwater dolphin with a sleek, streamlined body adapted to river life.
- It lives in the Ganges River and its connected waterways.
- Locally called 'shushuk' in West Bengal and Bangladesh.
- Belongs to the family Platanistidae, known for freshwater dolphins.
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Platanista gangetica
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)