Vaquita
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| Conservation status | Critically Endangered (Population decreasing) |
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| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Phocoenidae |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Did you know | Like other porpoises, vaquitas use sonar to communicate and navigate. |
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| ID | 1236574 |
About Vaquita
The vaquita is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California that is on the brink of extinction. Based on beached skulls found in 1950 and 1951, the scientific description of the species was published in 1958. The word vaquita is Spanish for "little cow".
Vaquita Photos
