Species profile—Dugong dugon (dugong)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Dugongidae (dugong) → Dugong dugon (dugong)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Dugongidae (dugong)
- Scientific name
- Dugong dugon (Muller, 1776)
- Common name
- dugong
- WildNet taxon ID
- 714
- Alternate name(s)
- sea cow
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Vulnerable
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
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Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=714.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
