baiji
E27467
The baiji is a critically endangered, possibly extinct freshwater dolphin species that once inhabited China’s Yangtze River and became a symbol of the impact of human activity on river ecosystems.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endangered species
→
freshwater dolphin → mammal → species of toothed whale → |
| binomialName |
Lipotes
→
surface form:
Lipotes vexillifer
|
| bodyShape | streamlined → |
| class | Mammalia → |
| color |
bluish gray
→
pale underside → |
| commonName |
Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
→
surface form:
Chinese river dolphin
Yangtze river dolphin (baiji) →
surface form:
Yangtze River dolphin
baiji → |
| conservationStatus |
Critically Endangered
→
Possibly Extinct → |
| diet | fish → |
| distributionStatus | functionally extinct → |
| ecologicalRole | apex predator in Yangtze freshwater ecosystem → |
| endemicTo |
Yangtze River
→
surface form:
Yangtze River basin
|
| family | Lipotidae → |
| firstDescribedBy | Oskar Trouessart → |
| firstScientificDescriptionYear | 1918 → |
| genus | Lipotes → |
| habitat | freshwater river → |
| infraorder | Cetacea → |
| iucnRedListCategory | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) → |
| kingdom | Animalia → |
| lastLargeSurvey | 2006 Yangtze River survey → |
| lastLargeSurveyResult | no individuals found → |
| lifespan | approximately 20 to 25 years → |
| locomotion | swimming → |
| namedBy | Oskar Trouessart → |
| nativeTo |
China
→
Yangtze River → |
| order | Artiodactyla → |
| parvorder | Odontoceti → |
| phylum | Chordata → |
| reproduction | viviparous → |
| reproductionRate | low → |
| sensoryAdaptation |
echolocation
→
poor eyesight → |
| snout | long narrow beak → |
| species |
Lipotes
→
surface form:
Lipotes vexillifer
|
| symbolOf | impact of human activity on river ecosystems → |
| taxonRank | species → |
| threatenedBy |
entanglement in fishing gear
→
habitat degradation → overfishing → pollution → ship traffic → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yangtze river dolphin