Where does the West Indian Manatee live?

Trichechus manatus has 161,221 records in 21 countries and territories, from 1865 to 2026. Most records come from Brazil.

• 161,221 records
• 21 places
• 77 years recorded
• Mammalia class

When it is recorded

Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where it is recorded