Educational resources on African Manatee

African Manatee or Trichechus senegalensis is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to A1cd. IUCN Profile of the African Manatee

Academic web links for the African Manatee.

TAXONOMY OF MANATEES
West African Manatee (Trichechus seneglaensis) In North America, the Florida manatee is the most widely known species. They can be distinguished from the Antillean
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/midorcas/animalphysiology/websites/2003/Harshaw/page2.htm

ADW: Trichechus senegalensis: Information
Nishiwaki, M. 1984. Current Status of the African Manatee. Acta Zoologica Fennica, 172:135-136.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Trichechus_senegalensis.html

ADW: Trichechus_senegalensis.jpg
What's in a Scientific Name? Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names Name, Rank ... Trichechus senegalensis (African manatee)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/Grzimek_mammals/Trichechidae/Trichechus...

ASK Archive 2003: Manatee origins
...which is found in the U.S. and along the coastal and inland waterways of Central American and along the northern coast of South America, is related to the West African manatee, the
whale.wheelock.edu/archives/ask03/0158.html

ASK Archive 2001: Manatee, life span and distribution
The Amazonian manatee is found in South America, and the West African manatee is found in Africa. Manatees are also related to the dugong, which
whale.wheelock.edu/archives/ask01/0086.html

Mammals Anatomy - Clipart ETC
Clipart images anatomical views of mammals, including skeletal and bone ... African Manatee "Skull of African Manatee (Manatus senegatensis)." —The Encyclopedia Britannica
etc.usf.edu/clipart/galleries/animals/mammals_anatomy.php

Mammal Species of the World - Browse: senegalensis
Mammal Species of the World: Information on senegalensis ... Author: Link, 1795. Citation: Beitr. Naturgesch., 1(2): 209. Common Name: African Manatee
www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11600013

Low-Frequency Sound and Marine Mammals: Current Knowledge and Research ...
The West African manatee is apparently most abundant in the Niger River and its tributaries (Nishiwaki et al., 1982), although there are areas of dense manatee population along the
www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=4557&page=73

Ecomorphology & Comparative Physiology Laboratory > Videos
Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis : West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus : African manatee Trichechus senegalensis
www.marinebiology.edu/Marshall/video.htm

Manatee Fact Sheet
They are related to the West African manatee, Amazonian manatee, dugong, and Stellar's sea cow (extinct). There are a minimum of 1800 West Indian manatees left in the US, but
www.fiu.edu/~fuentes/manfact_F.htm