Educational resources on West African Manatee

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

Academic web links for the West 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

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

ADW: Trichechus senegalensis: Information
Grigione, M. M. 1996. Observations on the Status and Distribution of the West African Manatee in Cameroon. African Journal of Ecology, 34:189-195.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Trichechus_senegalensis.html

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

ASK Archive: Manatee questions
The West Indian manatee (found in Florida) is also related to the West African manatee, the Amazonian manatee (found in the Amazon River in = South American), and the dugong, found
whale.wheelock.edu/archives/ask99/0636.html

ASK Archive 1998: Manatees Related to Whales?
Other sirenians include the West African manatee, the Amazonia manatee, the dugong, and Steller's sea cow, which was hunted to extinction in 1768.
whale.wheelock.edu/archives/ask98/0485.html

manatees
West African manatee Trichechus senegalensis. The specific name, senegalensis, means "belonging to Senegal", referring to the manatee's west African range, including the
www3.canisius.edu/~noonan/cac/marine_mammals/manatees.htm

Jacksonville University :: Natural History
West African Manatee - Trichechus senegalensis, is roughly the same size as a West Indian manatee, but has more protruding eyes, a blunter snout, a less robust body, and a more
www.ju.edu/marco/history_traits.aspx

Jacksonville University :: Natural History
The West African manatee inhabits tropical and sub-tropical waters. The only Sirenian species to inhabit cold waters was Steller´s sea cow, hunted to extinction within 27 years of
www.ju.edu/marco/history_sirenian.aspx