Trichechus inunguis Natterer 1883

Trichechus inunguis Natterer 1883, in: Pelzeln, Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien, Vol. 33: 89.

Type Locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Madeira, Borba.

Vernacular Names: Amazonian Manatee.

Distribution: Amazon basin of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, and Peru.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Reviewed by Husar (1977, Mammalian Species, 72).