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Vaquita
Vaquita
Phocoena sinus
Mammalia
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Stats

Lifespan
Around 20 yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Carnivore
Activity
Cathemeral
Social
Solitary
Biome
Coastal marine
Range
North America
Movement
Swimming
Breeding
Live Birth
Defense
Speed
Status
Critically Endangered

About

The world's smallest cetacean and most critically endangered marine mammal, found only in the northern Gulf of California. Fewer than 10 individuals are estimated to survive, making it functionally extinct.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    newborn
    A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
  3. 3.
    adult
    Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Phocoenidae
Genus
Phocoena
Species
Phocoena sinus