Trichechus senegalensis Link 1795

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Sirenia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 92-93 : 93

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3D25984E-5ACF-C6D1-E37F-10020C11975E
treatment provided by	Guido
scientific name	Trichechus senegalensis Link 1795
status

Treatment

Trichechus senegalensis Link 1795 , Beitr. Naturgesch., 1 (2): 209.

Type Locality: Senegal .

Vernacular Names: African Manatee.

Synonyms: Trichechus australis Gmelin 1788 ; Trichechus nasutus (Wyman 1848) ; Trichechus oweni (Du Chaillu 1861) ; Trichechus sphaerurus (Illiger 1815) ; Trichechus stroggylonurus (Bechstein 1800) ; Trichechus vogelii (Owen 1856) .

Distribution: Coastal W Africa including river systems from Angola to Senegal.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; U.S. ESA – Threatened; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Reviewed by Husar (1978, Mammalian Species, 89). Trichechus Manatus australis Gmelin, 1788 is a partial synonym, that was restricted to the African manatee by Shaw (1800) and Hatt (1934 a); see Domning (1996).