Amazonian manatee  (Trichechus inunguis)

Facts

Also known as: sea cow, peixe-boi (Brazil)
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderSirenia
FamilyTrichechidae
GenusTrichechus (1)
SizeLength: up to 2.8 meters (2)
Weight350 – 500 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1), listed on Appendix I of CITES (4), and listed as Endangered by the US Endangered Species Act. (5). The Amazonian manatee also has a Global Heritage Status Rank of G2 (5).

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