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Also known as manatee, lamantin

Manatees (, family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing three of the four living species in the order Sirenia: the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), and the West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis). They measure up to long, weigh as much as , and have paddle-like tails.

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Trichechus is a genus of mammals within the family Trichechidae and the order Sirenia. It belongs to the class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is currently accepted. Common names for this group include lamantin and manatee. The genus has existed for about 3 million years.

Species in this genus inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Biological records for Trichechus are held by institutions including USNM, NCSM, LACM, ROM, and UF, with specimens primarily from the United States. The taxon is documented in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Species

manatee

Trichechus

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderSirenia
  5. FamilyTrichechidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded41,417

Kopf eines Manatis Die Rundschwanzseekühe (Trichechidae), abgeleitet von der karibisch-spanischen Bezeichnung Manatí auch Manatis genannt, sind eine Familie aquatisch lebender Säugetiere. Zusammen mit den Gabelschwanzseekühen oder Dugongs (Dugongidae) bilden sie die Ordnung der Seekühe (Sirenia). Die Familie umfasst drei Arten, die alle in einer Gattung, Trichechus, eingeordnet werden: den Karibik-Manati (T. manatus), den Amazonas-Manati (T. inunguis) und den Afrikanischen Manati (T. senegalensis).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
241
With media
7
Family
Trichechidae
Collections
USNM, NCSM, LACM, ROM, UF
Recorded in
United States

Research

397 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Trichechidae
Image
Endangered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus) (7636816484).jpg
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Trichechus
Commons category
Trichechus
start time
2500000-00
taxon name
Trichechus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Trichechus
taxon common name
lamantin
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Encyclopedic overview

32 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Taxonomy
  • Description
  • Evolution
  • Behavior
  • Locomotion
  • Intelligence and learning
  • Reproduction
  • Communication
  • Diet
  • Feeding behavior
  • Dentition
  • Ecology
  • Range and habitat
  • West Indian
  • Amazonian
  • West African
  • Predation
  • Relation to humans
  • Threats
  • Ship strikes
  • Red tide
  • Starvation
  • Additional threats
  • Conservation
  • Captivity
  • Guyana
  • Culture
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Manatees (, family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing three of the four living species in the order Sirenia: the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), and the West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis). They measure up to long, weigh as much as , and have paddle-like tails.

Manatees are herbivores and eat over 60 different freshwater and saltwater plants. Manatees inhabit the shallow, marshy coastal areas and rivers of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Amazon basin, and West Africa.

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