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--> FAMILY Trichechidae
--> GENUS Trichechus
SPECIES Trichechus manatus
| Author: | Linnaeus, 1758. | | Citation: | Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 34. | | Common Name: | West Indian Manatee | | Type Locality: | "Mari Americano"; restricted by Thomas (1911a) to "West Indies." | | Distribution: | Caribbean coastal areas and river systems from Virginia, USA to Espírito Santo, Brazil. | | Status: | CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable. | | Comments: | See Domning (1981, 1996); reviewed by Husar (1978, Mammalian Species, 93). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
amazonius Shaw, 1800
americanus Link, 1795
antillarum Link, 1795
clusii (Pennant, 1793)
fluviatilis (Olfers, 1818)
guyannensis (Bechstein, 1800)
koellikeri (Kükenthal, 1887)
latirostris (Harlan, 1824)
minor (Daudin, 1802)
oronocensis (Bechstein, 1800)
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