West Indian Manatee - Trichechus manatus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Trichechus manatus
Author Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 180684
Common Names English: manatee, West Indian Manatee, Caribbean manatee
Spanish: Manatí del Caribe
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Sirenia
              Family: Trichechidae
                Genus: Trichechus
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Trichechus manatus latirostris
Subspecies: Trichechus manatus manatus
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Physical Description / Field Identification

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Links

Please visit these webpages for more information about manatees and dugongs:

Sirenian International                

Smithsonian Institution References on Manatees and Dugongs   

US Fish & Wildlife Service, Florida     

References

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ITIS#180684
StatusESA:Endangered
#records23
#datasets4
Years1975 - 2003
Latitudes20.93 - 36.96
Longitudes-80.44 - -73.67