Amazonian manatee

The species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, an IUCN threatened category, and its lifespan is given as 30 years, with values up to 40.17 years.

Weight

294 kg – 480 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

30 years – 40.2 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

328 days – 426 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

3 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

0.5src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active

Lifestyle

Marinesrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The amazonian manatee is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderSirenia
5. familyTrichechidae
6. genusTrichechus
7. SpeciesTrichechus inunguis (Natterer, 1883)

Synonyms Manatus australis, Manatus exunguis, Manatus inunguis, Trichechus australis, Trichecus inunguis

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

VU, Vulnerable

West Indian manatee

Trichechus manatus

Trichechidae

VU, Vulnerable

African manatee

Trichechus senegalensis

Trichechidae

D

Dwarf manatee

Trichechus pygmaeus

TrichechidaeNo free photo yet

T

Trichechus hesperamazonicus

TrichechidaeNo free photo yet

CompareAmazonian manatee vs West Indian manateeAmazonian manatee vs African manateeAmazonian manatee vs Dwarf manateeAmazonian manatee vs Trichechus hesperamazonicus

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@misc{amazonian_manatee_2026,
  title = {Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/amazonian-manatee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}