Dugong: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the dugong lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dugong dugon
Group	Manatees & dugong
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Mass	200 kg (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Sirenia
Family	Dugongidae

Where does the dugong live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dugong in 4 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Pacific Ocean.

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.

How big is a dugong?

Wikidata records the following for the dugong: mass 200 kg (birth weight).

Is the dugong endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the dugong?

The dugong (Dugong dugon) is a mammal in the order Sirenia and the family Dugongidae, genus Dugong. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dugong

The dugong (; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dugong (revision 1380816831), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q129544 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).