American Manatee
Trichechus manatus
Category: Whales & Dolphins
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Sirenia
- Family
- Trichechidae
- Genus
- Trichechus
Where to Find
Found in 12 diving areas across 6 countries and 3 regions.
- Abaco, Bahamas - 12 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 27 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 5 records
- María la Gorda, Cuba - 37 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 32 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 2 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 3 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 6 records
- Ambergris Caye, Belize - 9 records
- Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 1 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 157 records