African manatee
The African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis), also known as the West African manatee, is a species of manatee that inhabits much of the western region of Africa – from Senegal to Angola. It is the only manatee species to be found in the Old World.
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African manatee
Summary
African manatee is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month, #1,449 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- African manatee's image is recorded as African manatee at Coex Aquarium, South Korea.jpg[3].
- African manatee's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
- African manatee's taxon rank is recorded as species[5].
- African manatee's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[6].
- African manatee's parent taxon is recorded as Trichechus[7].
- African manatee's taxon range map image is recorded as African Manatee range.png[8].
- African manatee's taxon name is recorded as Trichechus senegalensis[9].
- African manatee's Commons category is recorded as Trichechus senegalensis[10].
- African manatee's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 22104[11].
- African manatee's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04tzjw[12].
- African manatee's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 327957[13].
- African manatee's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180685[14].
- African manatee's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559226[15].
- African manatee's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 64979[16].
- African manatee's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435294[17].
- African manatee's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 255027[18].
- African manatee's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Trichechus senegalensis[19].
- African manatee's Commons gallery is recorded as Trichechus senegalensis[20].
- African manatee's MSW ID is recorded as 11600013[21].
- African manatee's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/West-African-manatee[22].
- African manatee's taxon synonym is recorded as Trichechus manatus australis[23].
- African manatee's ZooBank ID for name or act is recorded as B434B80D-DB48-4708-9F2B-5260EF9090A5[24].
- African manatee's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. senegalensis'}[25].
- African manatee's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African manatee'}[26].
- African manatee's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Manati de Africa'}[27].
Why It Matters
African manatee ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month, #1,449 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]