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West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Georgia.January 37, February 41, March 38, April 55, May 45, June 27, July 23, August 22, September 29, October 33, November 25, December 31.
United States37,424
Georgia407
Mexico54
Alabama42
Quintana Roo33
South Carolina31
North Carolina15
Maryland14
Tabasco12
Colombia10

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderSirenians · Sirenia
FamilyManatees · Trichechidae
GenusManatees · Trichechus

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