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Phocoena sinus (Vaquita; Gulf of California harbor porpoise)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is a rare species of porpoise endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California. Since the baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is believed to have gone extinct by 2006, the vaquita has taken on the title of the most endangered cetacean in the world. It is listed as critically endangered because the estimated number of individuals dropped below 100 in 2014, putting it in imminent danger of extinction. That number was updated to approximately 60 in May 2016, leading to the conclusion that the species is headed for extinction within 5 years unless further conservation efforts are undertaken.
View Wikipedia Record: Phocoena sinus

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Phocoena sinus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
70
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 11.35
EDGE Score: 5.29
View EDGE Record: Phocoena sinus

Attributes

Gestation [4]  10 months 23 days
Litter Size [4]  1
Litters / Year [4]  1
Snout to Vent Length [4]  4.854 feet (148 cm)
Top 100 Endangered [5]  Yes
Water Biome [1]  Coastal
Adult Weight [2]  93.697 lbs (42.50 kg)
Diet [3]  Piscivore
Diet - Fish [3]  100 %
Forages - Marine [3]  100 %
Female Maturity [4]  4 months 17 days
Male Maturity [4]  4 months 17 days

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Rio Colorado Biosphere Reserve VI 2320468 Sonora, Mexico  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado Mexico  

Prey / Diet

Bairdiella icistia (corbineta)[6]
Orthopristis reddingi (Bronzestriped grunt)[6]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Synthesium tursionis[7]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 2Felisa A. Smith, S. Kathleen Lyons, S. K. Morgan Ernest, Kate E. Jones, Dawn M. Kaufman, Tamar Dayan, Pablo A. Marquet, James H. Brown, and John P. Haskell. 2003. Body mass of late Quaternary mammals. Ecology 84:3403
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 5Baillie, J.E.M. & Butcher, E. R. (2012) Priceless or Worthless? The world’s most threatened species. Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom.
♦ 6Phocoena sinus, Robert L. Brownell, Jr., Mammalian Species No. 198, pp. 1-3 (1983)
♦ 7Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0