What classification manatees have?

Manatees are classified as mammals and belong to the order Sirenia.

Here's a more detailed breakdown of their classification:

* Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

* Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)

* Class: Mammalia (Mammals)

* Order: Sirenia (Sirenians)

* Family: Trichechidae (Manatees)

* Genus: *Trichechus* (West Indian manatee and Amazonian manatee) and *Dugong* (Dugong)

There are three species of manatees:

* West Indian manatee (*Trichechus manatus*)

* Amazonian manatee (*Trichechus inunguis*)

* African manatee (*Trichechus senegalensis*)

The Dugong (*Dugong dugon*) is a closely related species that is often called a "sea cow" but is not a manatee.