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Amazonian manatee

species of mammal

Species

Vulnerable

Amazonian manatee

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderSirenia
FamilyTrichechidae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

Maximum longevity: 40 years (captivity) Observations: Manatees may feature some form of continuous tooth development (Caleb Finch 1990). It is estimated that they can live 30 years in the wild (David Macdonald 1985), but probably longer. One wild born specimen was still alive in captivity at 40 years of age (Richard Weigl 2005).

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Research

50 papers

Abdominal ultrasound in amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) (Natterer, 1883).Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia · 2021
Establishment and Characterization of a Primary Fibroblast Cell Culture from the Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis).Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
TLR4 and TLR8 variability in Amazonian and West Indian manatee species from Brazil.Genetics and molecular biology · 2021
Manatee calf call contour and acoustic structure varies by species and body size.Scientific reports · 2022
Ancestral chromosomal signatures of Paenungulata (Afroteria) reveal the karyotype of Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis, Sirenia: Trichechidae) as the oldest among American manatees.BMC genomics · 2023

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Trichechus
Image: Trichechus inunguis (Peixe-boi amazônico) por Fábia Luna ICMBioCMA.png

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P105: species
P141: Vulnerable
P7603: Appendix I of CITES
P9714: Belém

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Article

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.

Taxonomy