Trichechus senegalensis Link 1795

Trichechus senegalensis Link 1795, Beitr. Naturgesch., 1 (2): 209.

Type Locality: Senegal .

Vernacular Names: African Manatee.

Synonyms: Trichechus australis Gmelin 1788; Trichechus nasutus (Wyman 1848); Trichechus oweni (Du Chaillu 1861); Trichechus sphaerurus (Illiger 1815); Trichechus stroggylonurus (Bechstein 1800); Trichechus vogelii (Owen 1856) .

Distribution: Coastal W Africa including river systems from Angola to Senegal.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; U.S. ESA – Threatened; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Reviewed by Husar (1978, Mammalian Species, 89). Trichechus Manatus australis Gmelin, 1788 is a partial synonym, that was restricted to the African manatee by Shaw (1800) and Hatt (1934 a); see Domning (1996).