Manis javanica

A. G. Desmarest, 1822

Sunda 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

Desmarest, A.G. 1822-07-06. Mammalogie ou description des espèces de mammifères. Seconde partie, contenant les ordres des rongeurs, des édentés, des pachydermes, des ruminans et des cétacés. Veuve Agasse, Paris, 277-555 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521821

Original name as described

manis javanica

Other common names

Malayan Pangolin

Type locality

Java, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

China? · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Malaysia · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005796

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 leucura

E. Blyth, 1847

Family

Manidae

Root name

leucura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15390

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

1274

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126855

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Pangolinus Javanicus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Manidae

Root name

javanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

153

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

manis javanica

A. G. Desmarest, 1822

Family

Manidae

Root name

javanica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

377

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521821

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:316, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Blyth (1863:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9698)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12763/123584856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Manis leptura

E. Blyth, 1842

Family

Manidae

Root name

leptura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

454

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40000189

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534861) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9698)

Manis aspera

Sundevall, 1843

Family

Manidae

Root name

aspera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

253

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47304108

Authority publication

Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar

Name usages

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

Manis guy

Focillon, 1850

Family

Manidae

Root name

guy

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

513

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2340393

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

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

Manis Guy

W. von Rapp, 1852

Family

Manidae

Root name

guy

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44804614

Authority publication

Tübingen

Manis Guyi

J. A. Wagner, 1853

Family

Manidae

Root name

guyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544290

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Manis sumatrensis

Ludeking, 1862

Family

Manidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Geneeskundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië

Name usages

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

Pholidotus javanus

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Manidae

Root name

javana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497321

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Pholidotus Gouyi

(Fitzinger, 1872)

Family

Manidae

Root name

gouyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8522787

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Pholidotus labuanus

(Fitzinger, 1872)

Family

Manidae

Root name

labuana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8522829

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Pholidotus malaccensis

(Fitzinger, 1872)

Family

Manidae

Root name

malaccensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8522823

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Pholidotus labuanensis

(Medway, 1965)

Family

Manidae

Root name

labuanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

89

Authority publication

Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Name usages

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

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