Animals / Mammal

Dugong

Dugong dugon · Dugongidae

The dugong is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow, was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.

Where the Dugong lives

Recorded in Ashmore and Cartier Is., New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu (Oceania).

Most records fall in Queensland, Western Australia, Nord, Northern Territory, Sud and Malampa.

See the Dugong’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU). At risk: it could become endangered. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 29,108 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.