Trichechus manatus

Linnaeus, 1758

West Indian 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

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033826

Original name as described

Trichechus manatus

Other common names

American Manatee · Antillean Manatee · Caribbean Manatee · Florida Manatee · North American Manatee

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Mari Americano." Restricted by Thomas in 1911 to West Indies.

Biogeographic realm

Marine · Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Bahamas · Belize · Bonaire · Brazil · Cayman Islands · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curaçao · Dominican Republic · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti? · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Puerto Rico · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · United States · Venezuela · British Virgin Islands · United States Virgin Islands · Turks and Caicos Islands

Subregion distribution

USA(MD,VA,NC,SC,GA,FL,AL,MS,LA,TX?,NY?,RI?,CT?,NJ?,DE?)

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000532

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Manatus latirostris

(Harlan, 1824)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

latirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 2497

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

394

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24669048

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:402, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Trichechus manatus bakerorum

Domning, 2005

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

bakerorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UF:VP:123652

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/uf/uf?id=63f5bad2-0058-4084-8c0c-fa2abb2fed77

Authority page

686

Authority publication

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Trichechus manatus

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

manatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033826

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:596, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. True (1885:588, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  3. Goodwin (1946:445) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:305, 306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)
  7. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22103/9356917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Manatus vulgaris

(André, 1795)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

113

Authority publication

Eisenach

Manatus Koellikeri

(Kükenthal, 1897)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

koellikeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9730655

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Trichecus manatus

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

manatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637255

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Trichechus latirostris

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

latirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

588

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306382

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:588, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Trichechus manatus latirostris

O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

latirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Trichechus manatus manatus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2014

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

manatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

560

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)

Manati Trichecus

(P. Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

trichecus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230137

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Manati Clusii

(Pennant, 1793)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

clusii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

298

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Trichechus americanus

Link, 1795

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

americanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272985

Authority publication

Rostock

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Trichechus antillarum

Link, 1795

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

antillarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272985

Authority publication

Rostock

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Manatus Guyannensis

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

guyannensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

732

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833597

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Manatus Oronocensis

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

oronocensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

732

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833597

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Trichechus Amazonius

G. K. Shaw, 1800

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

amazonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150987

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Manatus minor

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033444

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Manatus Americanus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

americanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

xxii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130083

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xxii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Lesson (1827:401, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Lesson (1842:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Manatus fluviatilis

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

fluviatilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Manatus fluviatilis

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

fluviatilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

235

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Shoshani (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9710)

Manatus atlanticus

(Oken, 1838)

Family

Trichechidae

Root name

atlanticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1098

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25710026

Authority publication

Allgemeine Naturgeschichte

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