Trichechus manatus was reported from 29 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 29 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Atlantic: Trichechus manatus manatus: from the coasts and rivers of Mexico to as far south to Rio Doce, Brazil including the Orinoco and Amazon; Trichechus manatus latirostris: from the Florida Peninsula to Rhode Island. Tropical to temperate.
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Table 1: Present in 29 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 1522
North America Bahamas BHS native 1522
North America Belize BLZ native 1394
South America Brazil BRA native 1522
South America Colombia COL native 1522
North America Costa Rica CRI native 1394
North America Cuba CUB native 1522
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 1394
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 1522
South America French Guiana GUF native 1394
North America Grenada GRD native 1522
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 1522
South America Guyana GUY native 1394
North America Haiti HTI native 1522
North America Honduras HND native 1394
North America Jamaica JAM native 1522
North America Martinique MTQ native 1522
North America Mexico MEX native 1522
North America Nicaragua NIC native 1394
North America Panama PAN introduced 1522
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 1522
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 1522
North America St Lucia LCA native 1522
South America Suriname SUR native 1394
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 1522
Europe UK GBR native 1522
North America USA USA native 1394
South America Venezuela VEN native 1522
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 1522

Table 4: Reported from 29 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 1522
North America Bahamas BHS native 1522
North America Belize BLZ native 1394
South America Brazil BRA native 1522
South America Colombia COL native 1522
North America Costa Rica CRI native 1394
North America Cuba CUB native 1522
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 1394
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 1522
South America French Guiana GUF native 1394
North America Grenada GRD native 1522
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 1522
South America Guyana GUY native 1394
North America Haiti HTI native 1522
North America Honduras HND native 1394
North America Jamaica JAM native 1522
North America Martinique MTQ native 1522
North America Mexico MEX native 1522
North America Nicaragua NIC native 1394
North America Panama PAN introduced 1522
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 1522
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 1522
North America St Lucia LCA native 1522
South America Suriname SUR native 1394
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 1522
Europe UK GBR native 1522
North America USA USA native 1394
South America Venezuela VEN native 1522
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 1522
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874