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- The dugong is one of four living members of the order Sirenia — the others being three species of manatees — and the only living member of the family Dugongidae.
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The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.
6 days ago · dugong, (Dugong dugon), marine mammal that inhabits the warm coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, feeds on seagrasses, and is similar to the manatee.
The dugong is found in Indo-Pacific waters from eastern Africa to southeast Asia. Dugongs are part of the order Sirenia along with manatees, both of which are sometimes known as "sea cows" for their grazing of vegetation. The dugong is heavily dependent on seagrasses for subsistence.
- Mammalia
- Sirenia
- Animalia
- Chordata
Dugongs are distributed across the Indo-Pacific region, where they live in highly endangered and nearly extinct populations. They are found from the east coast of Africa to Vanuatu and other islands of the western Pacific.
Superclass Gnathostomata jawed vertebrates. Gnathostomata: pictures (15163) Gnathostomata: specimens (6827) Gnathostomata: sounds (709) Euteleostomi bony vertebrates. Euteleostomi: pictures (15026) Euteleostomi: specimens (6826) Euteleostomi: sounds (709) Class Sarcopterygii lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates.
Dugongs (Dugong dugon), also known as sea cows, have a broad but fragmented range, encompassing tropical waters from East Africa to Vanuatu, about 26 degrees both north and south of the equator. This range spans at least 48 countries and about 140,000 km of tropical coastline.
The dugong, the Amazonian manatee, West African manatee and West Indian manatee are the only surviving members of the Order Sirenia. Often referred to as sea cows, the closest relatives to the Sirenia are elephants and hyraxes.
