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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Trichechus manatus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus 1758
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus 1758
Trichecus manatus
Recognized by Ojasti 1996
Trichechus manatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by FAO species catalogs
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Trichecus manatus Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Trichecus manatus Linnaeus 1758
Manatus americanus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Manatus australis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Manatus koellikeri
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Trichechus koellikeri
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Trichecus manatus Linnaeus 1758
Trichecus manatus Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Trichecus manatus Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

West Indian Manatee
Recognized by USFWS, CITES, and Wikidata Common Names
American Manatee preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Caribbean Manatee
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
North American Manatee
Recognized by CITES
Caribbean manatee
Recognized by AnAge
Manatu of the West Indies
Recognized by Flickr BHL

Arabic

خروف البحر الأمريكي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

manatí caribeñu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Amerikan lamantini preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Амерыканскі ламанцін preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Амэрыканскі лямантын

Breton

Ejen-mor Karib preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

карибски ламантин preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

manatí del Carib preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

西印度海牛 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Sjevernoamerički lamantin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

kapustňák širokonosý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Caribische lamantijn preferred

Estonian

Manaati preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

lamantiini preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Lamantin d'Amérique du nord
Recognized by CITES
Lamantin des Antilles
Recognized by CITES
Lamantin des Caraïbes
Recognized by CITES and FAO species catalogs
Lamantin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Manatí do Caribe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Karibik-Manati preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Nagel-Manati
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

תחש נהרות קריבי preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

karibi manátusz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

アメリカマナティー preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Америкалық ламантин preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

서인도제도매너티 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Vestindijas lamantīns preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Amerikinis lamantinas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Maltese

Lamantin tal-Karibew preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Béégashiitsoh naʼałkǫ́ǫ́ʼígíí (íiyisígíí) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Amerikamanat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

گاو دریایی تن‌مویی دست‌باله‌ای preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Manat karaibski preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Peixe-boi-marinho preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Американский ламантин preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

северноамерички ламантин preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Severnoamerički lamantin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Lamantín karibský preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Manatí, vaca marina
Recognized by INBio
Manatí
Recognized by Conabio
Lamantino norteamericano
Recognized by CITES
Manatí norteamericano
Recognized by CITES
Manati preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Vaca marina del Caribe preferred
Recognized by FAO species catalogs

Swedish

amerikansk manat
Recognized by CITES
floridamanat
Recognized by CITES
lamantin preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
västindisk manat
Recognized by CITES

Thai

แมนนาทีอินเดียตะวันตก preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Karayip manatisi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
karayip deniz inegi

Ukrainian

Ламантин американський preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Manaty preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

خروف البحر الامريكى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

De Ch

Karibik-Manati preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

West Indian manatee preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

West Indian manatee preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

لیندی انڈین سمندری گاں preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Peixe-boi-marinho preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

северноамерички ламантин preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

北美海牛 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

北美海牛 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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