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Trichechus inunguis Natterer 1883

Description

Trichechus inunguis Natterer 1883

Trichechus inunguis Natterer 1883, in: Pelzeln, Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien, Vol. 33: 89.

Type Locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Madeira, Borba.

Vernacular Names: Amazonian Manatee.

Distribution: Amazon basin of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, and Peru.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Reviewed by Husar (1977, Mammalian Species, 72).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Sirenia, pp. 92-93 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 93, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Natterer
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Sirenia
Family
Trichechidae
Genus
Trichechus
Species
inunguis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Trichechus inunguis Natterer, 1883 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Husar, S. L. 1977. Trichechus inunguis. Mammalian Species, 72: 1 - 4.