The sea cows: the only fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals, with paddle-like forelimbs, no hind limbs, and a horizontally flattened tail used for slow, grazing swimming through seagrass beds and river vegetation. Sirenia includes manatees and the dugong.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Member Count Band Era First Appeared Disputed
Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Classification
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Source Animal Diversity Web: SireniaGeographic Range: "Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa,"Quote, Geographic Range: "Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa,"
Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa, along the shores of the Indian Ocean, and on the northern coast of Australia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Animal Diversity Web: SireniaGeographic Range: "Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa,"Quote, Geographic Range: "Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa,"
Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa, along the shores of the Indian Ocean, and on the northern coast of Australia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Animal Diversity Web: SireniaGeographic Range: "Manatees are found along tropical coastlines on"Quote, Geographic Range: "Manatees are found along tropical coastlines on"
Manatees are found along tropical coastlines on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and in the Amazon Basin.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Animal Diversity Web: SireniaGeographic Range: "Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa,"Quote, Geographic Range: "Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa,"
Dugongs are found off of coastal eastern Africa, along the shores of the Indian Ocean, and on the northern coast of Australia.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25431, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Sirenia
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 4
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Sirenia
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Sirenia" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
Wikidata: Sirenia
Sirenia (Wikipedia)
In Group: Afrotherian Orders, LeadQuote, In Group: Afrotherian Orders, Lead
The Sirenia ( sy-REE-nee-ə), commonly referred to as sea cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters.
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