Trichechus
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 large, fully aquatic marine mammals commonly called manatees or sea cows that eat mostly plants. There are three living species of Trichechus found in different parts of the world, and they are among only four living species in their order, making them scientifically significant representatives of an ancient group of marine life.
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Species
manatee
Trichechus
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderSirenia
- FamilyTrichechidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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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32 sectionsContents
- 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.