Dugong dugon - Society for Marine Mammalogy
WEBThe dugong ( / ˈd ( j) uːɡɒŋ /; Dugong dugon) 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 …
All About the Dugong - ThoughtCo
WEB10 nov. 2009 · The dugong is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. They are hunted for their meat, oil, skin, bones, and teeth. They are also threatened by entanglement in fishing gear and coastal pollution. …
WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Dugongidae Gray, 1821
WEBDescription There is only 1 living species in the family Dugongidae.The other recent member, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) has been extinct since 1768. The dugong is tropical and subtropical, but Steller's sea cow was an inhabitant of cold temperate to subarctic waters.
Dugong - New World Encyclopedia
WEBDugong is the common name for a large, herbivorous, fully aquatic marine mammal, Dugong dugon, characterized by gray-colored, nearly hairless skin, paddle-like forelimbs, no hind limbs, a fluke-like (forked) tail, a sharply downturned snout, and tusks. The dugong is only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest ...
Doejong - Wikipedia
WEBDe doejong of Indische zeekoe (Dugong dugon) is de meest aan het leven in de zee aangepaste zeekoe.De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd door Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller in 1776. Het is het enige nog levende lid uit de eens grote familie der doejongs (Dugongidae). Een ander lid van de familie, de …
ADW: Dugong dugon: INFORMATION
WEBGeographic Range. Dugongs (Dugong dugon), also known as sea cows, have a broad but fragmented range, encompassing tropical waters from East Africa to Vanuatu, about 26 degrees both north and south of the equator.This range spans at least 48 countries and about 140,000 km of tropical coastline. The largest population of sea cows is found in …
Sirenia - Wikipedia
WEBSirenia. The Sirenia ( / saɪˈriːni.ə / ), commonly referred to as sea cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The extant Sirenia comprise two distinct families: Dugongidae (the dugong and the now extinct Steller's sea cow) and ...
Zeekoeien: dieet, leefgebied en meer | Dier en Natuur: Dieren
WEBZeekoeien grazen op de bodem, en ze eten voornamelijk bladeren van de planten die daar groeien, zeegras en algen. In de amazone eten ze ook vaak de bladeren van mangrovebomen. De zeekoe is het enige zeezoogdier dat alleen vegetarisch voedsel eet. De zeekoe is groot en log (ze kunnen tot wel 4 meter lang worden en wel tot 1500 kilo …
Dugongidae - dugongs | Wildlife Journal Junior
WEBDugongidae - dugongs. There is one living species in this family. The dugong is found in warm, shallow coastal waters off of Africa, India, Australia, New Guinea, and other South Pacific Islands. At 8-10 feet in length, it is the smallest member of the Sirenia order. Dugongs have cleft ...
Doejongs - Wikiwand
WEBDe doejongs (Dugongidae) vormen een familie van zeekoeien uit de Grote en de Indische Oceaan. De wetenschappelijke naam van de familie werd in 1821 gepubliceerd door John Edward Gray. Snelle feiten Doejongs Fossiel voorkomen: Eoceen tot heden ... Tegenwoordig leeft er nog slechts één soort, de doejong ( Dugong dugon ), uit de …
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