Animal directory
West Indian Manatee
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for West Indian Manatee.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Trichechus manatus
- Enclosures
- Aquarium
- Status
- Vulnerable
- Status code
- VU
- Regions
- North America, South America
- Biomes
- Estuarine, Lakes and Rivers, Mangrove, Open Sea, Wetlands
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Mammals
- Revealed
- 2026-09-24
- Status groups
- Vulnerable, Threatened
- Tax class
- Mammalia
- Tax family
- Trichechidae
- Tax genus
- Trichechus
- Tax order
- Sirenia
- Wild population
- 8,197 - 11,328 (estimated)
- Wild population count
- 8197
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- 2
- Barrier height
- 1 m
- Climb proof
- No
- Water barrier
- No
- Temp min
- 23 °C
- Temp max
- 30 °C
- Area land min
- Unknown
- Area land
- Unknown
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- 20 m² + 5 m² per extra animal
- Area flying
- Unknown
- Area shelter
- Unknown
- Area water
- 150 m² + 25 m² per extra animal
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 20-85%
- Salinity
- Any Salinity
- Terrain
- Sand 30-100%, Soil 0-50%, Rock 0-30%
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- 1-8 (up to 7 males, up to 7 females)
- Life expectancy
- 30-50 years
- Bachelor females
- 1-8
- Bachelor males
- 1-8
- Breeding difficulty
- Average
- Gestation
- 13 months
- Gestation months
- 13 months
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- 23 months
- Interbirth months
- 23 months
- Litter label
- Litter size
- Litter size
- 1
- Mating season
- Summer
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Maturity age
- 7 years
- Maturity years
- 7 years
- Shoal fish
- No
- Shoal size
- Unknown
- Sterility age
- 40 years
- Sterility years
- 40 years
Other facts
- Diet
- Leafy Greens and Vegetables, Hay
- Colony size
- Unknown
- Colour morphs
- Unknown
- Dominance
- Older males are dominant in mating herds
- Enrichment
- Bubble Blower - Airstone, Lattice Ball, Rubber Duck, Square Float, Submarine Buoy, Water Hoop
- Exhibit types
- Unknown
- Feeders
- Aquatic Feeder - Plant, Veggie Bundle, Veggie Mat Feeder
- Nest
- Unknown
- Offspring dispersal
- None
- Size female
- 3.2 m
- Size male
- 3 m
- Size max
- 3.2 m
- Size measure
- Length
- Temperature
- 23 to 30°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Unknown
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Unknown
- Weather dislikes
- Snow
- Weight female
- Unknown
- Weight female text
- Unknown
- Weight juvenile
- 35 kg
- Weight male
- Unknown
- Weight male text
- Unknown
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Thriving Requirement 1: Water Hoop, at least 2; West Indian Manatee Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Thriving Requirement 2: at least 12 objects or plants with the Seagrass tag; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2; Release groups and release to the wild | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Thriving Requirement 4: at least 50% native plants | Unknown |
| Level 5 | Thriving Requirement 5: Deep Water Surface Area; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal Family Group | Female group | 1 female |
| Solitary Male | Solitary male | 1 male |
| Breeding Partners | Breeding partners | 1 male, 1 female |
West Indian Manatee2
Barriers at this grade1
Enrichment items6
Research levels1
Valid release groups1
Related entries73
- Used by species · Open Sea (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Lattice Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Square Float (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Water Hoop (Requires / provides)
- Biomes · Wetlands (Requires / provides)
- West indian manatee · West Indian Manatee (Requires / provides)
- Lives in biome · Lakes and Rivers (Requires / provides)
- West indian manatee · West Indian Manatee (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Submarine Buoy (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Viral Papillomatosis (Used by / linked from)
- Biomes · Mangrove (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Aquatic Feeder - Plant (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Nematodiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Has research · West Indian Manatee (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Submarine Buoy (Requires / provides)
- Species links · Within a Whisker (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Lakes and Rivers (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Veggie Bundle (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Veggie Mat Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Biomes · Open Sea (Requires / provides)
- Animals in this biome · Wetlands (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Veggie Mat Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · West Indian Manatee (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Square Float (Used by / linked from)
- Animals in this biome · Mangrove (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Bubble Blower - Airstone (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Water Hoop (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Square Float (Requires / provides)
- Animals in this biome · Estuarine (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Veggie Bundle (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Aquatic Feeder - Plant (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Vibriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Lives in biome · Estuarine (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Submarine Buoy (Used by / linked from)
- Biomes · Lakes and Rivers (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Mangrove (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Toxoplasmosis (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Aquatic Feeder - Plant (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Lattice Ball (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Rubber Duck (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Lattice Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Rubber Duck (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Estuarine (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Water Hoop (Used by / linked from)
- Biomes · Estuarine (Requires / provides)
- Lives in biome · Mangrove (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Rubber Duck (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Aquatic Feeder - Plant (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Bubble Blower - Airstone (Used by / linked from)
- Animals · Within a Whisker (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · West Indian Manatee (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Bubble Blower - Airstone (Used by / linked from)
- Sp aquarium · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Square Float (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Wetlands (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Bubble Blower - Airstone (Requires / provides)
- Animals in this biome · Open Sea (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Lattice Ball (Requires / provides)
- Research levels · West Indian Manatee (Requires / provides)
- Valid release groups · West Indian Manatee (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Piscine Mycobacteriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Researches species · West Indian Manatee (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Submarine Buoy (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Staphylococcus Infection (Used by / linked from)
- Animals in this biome · Lakes and Rivers (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Veggie Mat Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Lives in biome · Wetlands (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Rubber Duck (Used by / linked from)
- Lives in biome · Open Sea (Requires / provides)
- Has release groups · West Indian Manatee (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · 1-Way Glass (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Veggie Bundle (Used by / linked from)
Sources27
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