No. The two are completely different, unrelated species. West Indian Manatees are aquatic mammals like dolphins but manatees belong to the family Trichechidae. Dolphins belong to the family Delphinidae. There are many differences. Dolphins are related to whales and porpoises; the manatees closest relatives besides the dugong are elephants and hyraxes.
West Indian manatee was created in 1758.
its from west india and its a manatee
Yes. The West Indian manatee is the proper name of the Florida manataee.
a west Indian manatee is 10f.t. to 14 f.t. and there weight is 363 to 544 pounds!
The West Indian Manatee is diurnal it is not nocturnal.
There are 3 species of manatee. There is the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian manatee, and the Florida manatee.
West Indian Manatee, Amazon Manatee and Dugao
West Indian manatee
Amazon Manatee (Trichechus inunguis) West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)
The West Indian manatee
they are native to florida
Miriam Marmontel has written: 'The West Indian manatee in the Caribbean and northern south Atlantic' -- subject(s): West Indian manatee