Peixe-boi Amazónico vs amor-de-campo-sujo

Trichechus inunguis compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Peixe-boi Amazónico is Vulnerable while amor-de-campo-sujo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peixe-boi Amazónico	amor-de-campo-sujo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sirenia (Sirenia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Trichechidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Trichechus	Desmodium
Species	Trichechus inunguis	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Peixe-boi Amazónico

VU — Vulnerable

amor-de-campo-sujo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peixe-boi Amazónico	amor-de-campo-sujo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peixe-boi Amazónico

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

amor-de-campo-sujo

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Peixe-boi Amazónico

The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) is a species in the genus Trichechus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia