| − | Manatees are found in subtropical and tropical marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments of North and South America, the Caribbean Sea, and central Africa. The West Indian manatee, ''Trichechus manatus'', includes two distinct subspecies, the Florida manatee (''T.m. latirostris'') and the Antillean, or Caribbean manatee (''T.m. manatus''). Of these two, the Florida manatee is found along the Florida coastline and the rivers within the state; occasionally individual manatees have been known to "wander" along the Gulf of Mexico coastline as far west as Texas,<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xTYcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j1oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5787,3888758&dq=manatee+in+texas&hl=en</ref> or as far north along the Atlantic Ocean coastline as Massachusetts.<ref>http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/10/dennis_the_mana.html</ref> | + | Manatees are found in subtropical and tropical marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments of North and South America, the Caribbean Sea, and central Africa. The West Indian manatee, ''Trichechus manatus'', includes two distinct subspecies, the Florida manatee (''T.m. latirostris'') and the Antillean, or Caribbean manatee (''T.m. manatus''). Of these two, the Florida manatee is found along the Florida coastline and the rivers within the state; occasionally individual manatees have been known to "wander" along the Gulf of Mexico coastline as far west as Texas,<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xTYcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j1oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5787,3888758&dq=manatee+in+texas&hl=en</ref> or as far north along the Atlantic Ocean coastline as Massachusetts.<ref>http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/10/dennis_the_mana.html</ref> |
| | The Amazonian manatee (''T. inunguis'') is found within the Amazon and Orinoco rivers of South America. The West African manatee (''T. senegalensis'') is found within the Congo and Senegal river watersheds. | | The Amazonian manatee (''T. inunguis'') is found within the Amazon and Orinoco rivers of South America. The West African manatee (''T. senegalensis'') is found within the Congo and Senegal river watersheds. |