VU — Vulnerable

Trichechus senegalensis

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

MAMMALIA

Order

SIRENIA

Family

TRICHECHIDAE

Genus

Trichechus

Trichechus senegalensis belongs to the family TRICHECHIDAE, order SIRENIA, within the MAMMALIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Forest - Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetationMajorMarine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine intertidalMajorMarine neriticMajorWetlands (inland)MajorWetlands (inland) - Bogs, marshes, swamps, fensMajorWetlands (inland) - Permanent rivers/streamsMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Dams & water management/use

Ongoing

Droughts

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Renewable energy

Ongoing

Shipping lanes

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection

Species recovery

Awareness & communications

Legislation

Compliance and enforcement

Linked enterprises & livelihood alternatives

06 — Range

Found in 17 Countries

Angola Benin Cameroon Congo - Brazzaville Congo - Kinshasa Côte d’Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mauritania Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Trichechus senegalensis (Trichechus senegalensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/west-african-manatee

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