West Indian Manatee Tooth Replica

Description

West Indian manatee tooth replica measures 1.0 x 0.5 x 0.5 inches. The Trichechus manatus tooth is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The West Indian manatee, also known as Inka, is native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean. They also live along the Eastern United States down to northern Brazil.

These large, gentle mammals are herbivores that feed on a variety of underwater plants. They spend many hours grazing on seagrass beds and marine vegetation. They use highly sensitive whiskers to navigate and pull food into their mouths.

This species is the largest living member of the order Sirenia. Their group also includes the dugong and the extinct Steller’s sea cow. They have large, seal-shaped bodies with paired flippers and a round tail.

In the 1970s, the United States listed the species as endangered. Significant conservation efforts followed to product them from boat collisions. The cover changed their classification to threatened in 2017.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Sirenia
• Family: Trichechidae
• Genus: Trichechus
• Species: T. manatus
• Binomial name: Trichechus manatus
• Conservation status: Endangered

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