Manatees - Trichechidae

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Trichechidae
Author Gill, 1872
Taxonomic Rank Family
Taxonomic # 180682
Common Names English: manatees
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Sirenia
Taxonomic Children Genus: Trichechus
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN180682
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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