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Trichechus senegalensis Link 1795

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Description

Trichechus senegalensis Link, 1795. Beitr. Naturgesch., 1 (2):209.

TYPE LOCALITY: Senegal.

DISTRIBUTION: Coastal W Africa including river systems from Angola to Senegal.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II; U.S. ESA - Threatened; IUCN - Vulnerable.

SYNONYMS: africanus, australis, nasutus, owenii, stroggylonurus, vogelii.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Husar (1978b, Mammalian Species, 89).

Notes

Published as part of Don E. Wilson, 1993, Order Sirenia, pp. 365-366 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 366, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353132

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Link
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Sirenia
Family
Trichechidae
Genus
Trichechus
Species
senegalensis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Trichechus senegalensis Link, 1795 sec. Wilson, 1993

References

  • Husar, S. L. 1978 b. Trichechus senegalensis. Mammalian Species, 89: 1 - 3.