Trichuchus means seal and manatus means having hands.
MANATEEDomain: EukaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataSubphylum: VertebrataClass: MammaliaSubclass: TheriaInfraclass: EutheriaOrder: SireniaFamily: TrichechidaeGenus: TrichechusSpecies: Manatus
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Trichechus manatus latirostris.
Amazon Manatee (Trichechus inunguis) West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)
There is the Trichechus Manatus, Trichechus Senegalensis, Trichechus Inunguis, Florida Manatee, and the West Indian Manatee
The scientific name of seacow is Trichechus manatus for the West Indian manatee and Trichechus senegalensis for the African manatee.
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.
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)
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Trichechus manatus.
The Manatees were found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean.1. Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) found in the Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean and coast of Central America (Atlantic Ocean).2. Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis) found in Atlantic Ocean is found in Brazil.3. Dugong (Dugong dugon) is found in Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean off the Coasts of Eastern Africa, India, Asia, and Northern Australia4. Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) found in the Atlantic Ocean in Southeast coast of United States (Florida,Texas, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Mexico).5. Steller's sea cow now extinct was found in the Bering Sea.6. West African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) found in the Atlantic Ocean of the Coast of Western Africa.
The scientific name for the Honduran manatee is Trichechus manatus hondurensis.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Trichechus manatus.
The Manatees were found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean.1. Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) found in the Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean and coast of Central America (Atlantic Ocean).2. Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis) found in Atlantic Ocean is found in Brazil.3. Dugong (Dugong dugon) is found in Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean off the Coasts of Eastern Africa, India, Asia, and Northern Australia4. Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) found in the Atlantic Ocean in Southeast coast of United States (Florida,Texas, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Mexico).5. Steller's sea cow now extinct was found in the Bering Sea.6. West African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)found in the Atlantic Ocean of the Coast of Western Africa.