Amazonian Manatee

The Amazonian manatee is a species of manatee that lives in the Amazon Basin in Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. It has thin, wrinkled brownish or gray colored skin, with fine hairs scattered over its body and a white chest patch. It is the smallest of the three extant species of manatee.

Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing)

Mass: 920 lbs (Adult)

Scientific name: Trichechus inunguis

Length: 9 ft. (Adult)

Rank: Species

Family: Trichechidae

Order: Sirenia