African manatee: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

African manatee Trichechus senegalensis Vulnerable

Where the African manatee lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 109 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See manatees & dugong on the world map

Scientific name	Trichechus senegalensis
Group	Manatees & dugong
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Sirenia
Family	Trichechidae

Where does the African manatee live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the African manatee in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the African manatee endangered?

The African manatee’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the African manatee?

The African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) is a mammal in the order Sirenia and the family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the African manatee

The African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis), also known as the West African manatee, is a species of manatee that inhabits much of Western Africa – from Senegal to Angola. It is the only manatee species to be found in the Old World, as well as one of the two living sirenians that live in the Old World, the other being the dugong.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article African manatee (revision 1365106017), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q387297 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).