Amazonian manatee

Amazonian manatee[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Sirenia
Family: Trichechidae
Genus: Trichechus
Species:
T. inunguis
Binomial name
Trichechus inunguis
(Natterer, 1883)
Amazonian manatee range

The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) is a species of manatee that lives in the Amazon Basin in Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.[2] It has thin, wrinkled brownish or gray colored skin, with fine hairs scattered over its body and a white chest patch.[4][5] It is the smallest of the three extant species of manatee.[6]

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  2. ^ a b Marmontel, M.; de Souza, D.; Kendall, S. (2016). "Trichechus inunguis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22102A43793736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T22102A43793736.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ "Manatees". Canisius Ambassadors for Conservation. Archived from the original on 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  5. ^ Husar, Sandra L. (1977). "Trichechus inunguis". Mammalian Species (72): 1–4. doi:10.2307/3503928. JSTOR 3503928.
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