What type of animal is a manatee?
The manatee is a type of marine mammal found in the shallow waters of the four regions in the world. They are plant-eating curious animals who swim at a leisurely pace in the shallow marshy waters of the rivers and coastlines.
Fun Manatee Facts For Kids
What do they prey on? N/A
What do they eat? Herbivores
Average litter size? 1 calf
How much do they weigh? 800- 1212 lb (362-549 kg)
How long are they? N/A
How tall are they? 108-120 in (9- 10 ft)
What do they look like? Large marine mammals with a large flexible prehensile upper lip
Skin Type Smooth
What were their main threats? Human Impact And Wild Predators
What is their conservation status? Endangered
What do they prey on? N/A
What do they eat? Herbivores
Average litter size? 1 calf
How much do they weigh? 800- 1212 lb (362-549 kg)
How long are they? N/A
How tall are they? 108-120 in (9- 10 ft)
What do they look like? Large marine mammals with a large flexible prehensile upper lip
Skin Type Smooth
What were their main threats? Human Impact And Wild Predators
What is their conservation status? Endangered
What do they prey on?
N/A
What do they eat?
Herbivores
Average litter size?
1 calf
How much do they weigh?
800- 1212 lb (362-549 kg)
How long are they?
How tall are they?
108-120 in (9- 10 ft)
What do they look like?
Large marine mammals with a large flexible prehensile upper lip
Skin Type
Smooth
What were their main threats?
Human Impact And Wild Predators
What is their conservation status?
Endangered
Where you’ll find them? Marshy Coastal Areas And Rivers
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Trichechus
Class Mammalia
Family Trichechidae
Where you’ll find them?
Marshy Coastal Areas And Rivers
Locations
Kingdom Animalia
Genus Trichechus
Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Trichechus
Class Mammalia
Family Trichechidae
