Species

West African Manatee

Trichechus senegalensis

Species

West African Manatee

Trichechus senegalensis

Assessment Information
Listed on CMS Appendix I since:
Listed on CMS Appendix II since:
IUCN Status:
Vulnerable
Taxonomy
Class:
Order:
Family:

RELATED CONTENTS

Proposals for amendment of CMS Appendices
Title Number Date
West African Manatee - Trichechus senegalensis COP9 I/5
West African Manatee - Trichechus senegalensis COP7 II/10

Geographic range

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Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo

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