Vulnerable

Dugong

Dugong dugon

Dugong

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“The dugong is one of the few herbivorous marine mammals still remaining in the world. They were sometimes mistaken for the legendary Greek mythological figures, the sirens, by some European sailors traveling far from home.”

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Mammalia

ORDER

Sirenia

FAMILY

Dugongidae

GENUS

Dugong

Location

Oceans Worldwide

Mammal

Herbivore

Habitat

Marine Neritic, Marine Intertidal

Food

Sea Grass. Algae, Flowers

Threat

Habitat Destruction
Climate Change
Fishing

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