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Trichechus

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Placement

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Family Trichechidae

Genus Trichechus

Synonyms and common names

References

http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=180683
as of 2002-07-05

Text

Trichechidae differ from Dugongidae in the shape of the skull and the shape of the tail. Manatees' tail is paddle shaped; dugongs' is forked.

Children

T. manatus
T. senegalensis
T. inunguis

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