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71% Complete
2 Data Sources
vulnerable
African Manatee
Trichechus senegalensis
Also known as: African manatee • West African manatee • West African Manatee
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Trichechidae• Order: Sirenia
🛡️ Conservation Status
vulnerable
vu
Quick Facts
Common Names:
African Manatee, African manatee, West African manatee, West African Manatee, Seacow, West African Sea Cow
Class:
Mammalia
Conservation Status:
vulnerable
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
7
Countries
Top Locations
Akwa Ibom, NG
1
Sanaga Maritime, CM-LT, CM
1
Ndougou, GA-OM, GA
1
Matam, SN
1
Senegal
1
Recent Observers
@eniangii
@lucykeith-diagne
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First: 6/25/2005 · Latest: 4/17/2021
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