The West Indian Manatee is a manatee, and the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia . The West Indian Manatee, ''Trichechus manatus'', is a species distinct from the Amazonian Manatee, ''T. inunguis'', and the West African Manatee, ''T. senegalensis''. Based on genetic and morphological studies, the West Indian Manatee is divided into two subspecies, the Florida Manatee and the Antillean Manatee or Caribbean Manatee . However, recent genetic research suggests that the West.. more
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