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It's the animal family that includes manatees, or sea cows.

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Q: What does the genus Trichechus mean?
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What classification manatees have?

MANATEEDomain: EukaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataSubphylum: VertebrataClass: MammaliaSubclass: TheriaInfraclass: EutheriaOrder: SireniaFamily: TrichedichaeGenus: TrichechusThere are three species of manatee, Trichechus inunquis, Trichechus manatus, and Trichechus senegalensis.


What is the latin name for manatee?

Amazon Manatee (Trichechus inunguis) West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)


How many types of manatees are there?

There is the Trichechus Manatus, Trichechus Senegalensis, Trichechus Inunguis, Florida Manatee, and the West Indian Manatee


What is the scientific name for the sea cow?

The sea cow is also called a manatee. There are three species, Trichechus inunguis, the Amazonian manatee, Trichechus manatus, the West Indian manatee, and Trichechus senegalensis, the West African species.


What is the name of a group of manatees?

There are 4 different known species of manatee, all with slightly different scientific names:The Amazonian Manatee is called the Trichechus inunguisThe West Indian Manatee is called the Trichechus manatusThe African Manatee is called the Trichechus senegalensisThe Dwarf Manatee is called the Trichechus pygmaeus(although it has been questioned whether the Dwarf Manatee is indeed a new species)


What does genus lupus mean?

genus is the taxonomy before species. In this case i think genus lupus would be: genus wolf, species unknown.


What is the scientific name of this gentle mammal that belong to order sirenia?

trichechus manatus


What does gunus mean referring to animals?

there is no such word, did you mean GENUS?


What is the genus of a cheeth?

I assume you mean cheetah. Acinonyx


What is the genus of the oygmy rabbit?

Do you mean 'Pygmy' rabbit? If so then the scientific name is Brachylagus idahoensis. The genus being "Brachylagus".


What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the mammal Manatee?

The scientific or taxonomic name would be Trichechus manatus.


What does the word xerus mean?

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