African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)

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Trichechus senegalensis

Link, 1795

African Manatee

Also known as: West African Manatee, Seacow, West African Sea Cow

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About

Max size

4 m

Taxonomy

Class

Mammalia

Order

Sirenia

Family

Trichechidae

Other species in Trichechidae

Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis)

Trichechus inunguis

Amazonian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

West Indian Manatee

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