Dugong
Dugong dugon
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Dugong dugon
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Sirenia
- Family
- Dugongidae
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Size
- Large (2–4 m)
- Active
- Day and night
- Continent
- Africa, Asia, Oceania
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Among land animals, its nearest relatives are elephants and hyraxes.
- Old sailor tales of mermaids are thought to come partly from sightings of dugongs and manatees.
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Similar animals
- West Indian manatee
Trichechus manatus
- European rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
- Bonobo
Pan paniscus
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q129544 · All animals · All entries