Amazonian manatee: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Amazonian manatee lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Trichechus inunguis
Group	Manatees & dugong
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Sirenia
Family	Trichechidae

Where does the Amazonian manatee live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Amazonian manatee in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém, Brazil.

Brazil

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 Amazonian manatee endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Amazonian manatee?

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

About the Amazonian manatee

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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Amazonian manatee (revision 1374401423), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q456206 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).