Global conservation status: vulnerable (Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2)

Classification
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All Names

  • English
    • Antillean Manatee
    • Caribbean manatee
    • Florida manatee
    • manatee
    • West Indian manatee
    • American Manatee
    • North American Manatee
  • Scientific names
    • Trichechus manatus
    • Trichecus manatus
  • Spanish
    • Manatí del Caribe
    • Manati
    • Lamantino Norteamericana
    • Manati Norteamerican
    • Manati Antilliano
  • French
    • Lamantin
    • Lamantin D'Amerique Do Nord
    • Lamantin Des Antilles
    • Lamantin Des Caraibes

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Recent Observations

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Photos

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What

Antillean Manatee Trichechus manatus

Observer

origin374

Date

Dec 21, 2011

Place

Buttonwood Canal, Flamingo, Everglades National Park (Google, OSM)
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Photos

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What

Antillean Manatee Trichechus manatus

Observer

jansonjones

Date

Jun 23, 2003

Place

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida (Google, OSM)
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Photos

No photos

What

Antillean Manatee Trichechus manatus

Observer

loren

Date

Feb 18, 2011

Place

Sian Ka'an, Yucatan, mexico (Google, OSM)
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Description from Wikipedia

The West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) is a manatee, and the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia (which also includes the Dugong and the extinct Steller's Sea Cow).The West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus, is a species distinct from the Amazonian Manatee, T. inunguis, and the West African Manatee, T. senegalensis. Based on genetic and morphological studies, the West Indian Manatee is divided into two sub-species, the Florida Manatee (T. m. latirostris) and the...