Manis culionensis

(de Elera, 1915)

Palawan Pangolin

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Pholidota
Family : Manidae
Genus : Manis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Cont. Fauna Filipina, Manila, Col. Santo Tomás, 274

Original name as described

Pholidotus culionensis

Other common names

Philippine Pangolin

Type locality

Culion Isand, Calamian Islands, Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005795

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Manis culionensis

Schlitter, 2005

Family

Manidae

Root name

culionensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9698)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136497/123586862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pholidotus culionensis

(de Elera, 1895)

Family

Manidae

Root name

culionensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority publication

Manila

Name usages

Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9698)

Pholidotus culionensis

(de Elera, 1915)

Family

Manidae

Root name

culionensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

274

Authority publication

Manila

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