West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)
Facts
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Sirenia |
| Family | Trichechidae |
| Genus | Trichechus (1) |
| Size | Length: up to 4 m (2) |
| Weight | up to 1,500 kg (2) |
Status
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1). Listed on Appendix I of CITES (3) and Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (4). Subspecies: Florida manatee (T. m. latirostris) classified as Endangered (EN), Antillean manatee (T. m. manatus) classified as Endangered (EN) (1).
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