Trichechus inunguis

(Natterer in von Pelzeln, 1883)

Amazonian Manatee

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Sirenia
Family : Trichechidae
Genus : Trichechus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pelzeln, A. von. 1883. Brasilische Säugethiere. Resultate von Johann Natterer's Reisen in den Jahren 1817 bis 1835. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 33(Suppl.):1-140.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423317

Original name as described

Manatus inunguis

Other common names

Natterer Manatee · South American Manatee

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Borba, Rio Madeira, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Guyana?

Taxonomy notes

includes the recently described pygmaeus since the data used to describe the taxon are not strong enough to support species status; pygmaeus likely represents juvenile T. inunguis

Taxonomy notes citation

van Roosmalen, M. G. (2015). Hotspot of new megafauna found in the Central Amazon (Brazil): the lower Rio Aripuanã Basin. Biodiversity Journal, 6, 219-244.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000531

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Trichechus pygmaeus

M. G. M. Van Roosmalen & Van der Vlist in M. G. M. Van Roosmalen, 2015

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

INPA CCM181

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54524102

Authority publication

Biodiversity Journal

Manatus inunguis

(Natterer in von Pelzeln, 1883)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

inunguis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423317

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

Trichechus inunguis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

inunguis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22102/43793736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Manatus exunguis

(Natterer, 1839)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

exunguis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

partially_suppressed

Authority page

230

Authority publication

Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien

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