Phataginus tetradactylus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Black-bellied Pangolin

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Duodecima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 532 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946249

Original name as described

Manis tetradactyla

Other common names

Black-bellied Pangolin · Long-tailed Pangolin

Type locality

West Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sierra Leone · Guinea · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Nigeria · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola? · Uganda?

Taxonomy notes

moved from Manis to Phataginus

Taxonomy notes citation

Gaudin, T.J., Emry, R.J. and Wible, J.R. 2009. The phylogeny of living and extinct pangolins (Mammalia, Pholidota) and associated taxa: A morphology based analysis. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 16: 235-305.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005798

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.

Pholidotus longicaudatus

(Brisson, 1756)

Family

Manidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

before_1758

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Pholidotus longicaudatus

(Brisson, 1762)

Family

Manidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

placedonindex

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28278542

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

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

Manis tetradactyla

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Family

Manidae

Root name

tetradactylus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946249

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Linnaeus (1766:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
  2. Leske (1779:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69307)
  3. Borowski (1780:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28346927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67756)
  4. Gmelin (1788:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  5. Kerr (1792:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  6. Link (1795:69, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272945) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  7. Shaw (1800:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
  8. Daudin (1802:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  9. Turton (1802:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  10. Voigt (1819:417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
  11. Muirhead (1819:446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  12. Fischer (1829:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  13. Cuvier (1833:450, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26232923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37101)
  14. Waterhouse (1838:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41198)
  15. Smith (1842:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  16. Matschie (1894:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43581174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60662)
  17. Corbet & Hill (1980:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  18. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  19. Schlitter (1993:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69017)
  20. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9698)
  21. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Manis macroura

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Manidae

Root name

macrourus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872898

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Brünnich (1782:71) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68417)
  3. Zimmermann (1783:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  4. Bechstein (1801:209, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30309314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60397)
  5. Fischer (1814:ix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  6. Schinz (1821:337, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529098) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  7. Desmarest (1822:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  8. Schinz (1825:435, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  9. Desmarest (1825:330, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25303853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68721)
  10. Lesson (1827:316, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  11. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9698)

Manis Phatagus

(Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Manidae

Root name

phatagus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230038

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

Boddaert (1785:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)

Manis longicaudata

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Manidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

214

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  2. Fischer (1803:333, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47061942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69311)
  3. Gray (1827:282, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34790476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59869)
  4. Wagner (1844:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35277)
  5. Rapp (1852:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44804616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38709)
  6. Fitzinger (1872:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8522769) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38685)
  7. Jentink (1882:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9629721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38711)
  8. Eisentraut (1963:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)
  9. Heath (1992:1) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9274)

Manis phatagin

(G. Fischer, 1803)

Family

Manidae

Root name

phatagin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

134

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47061741

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

Fischer (1803:134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47061741) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69311)

Manis detradactyla

(Goldfuss, 1809)

Family

Manidae

Root name

detradactyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498145

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:311, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Manis Ceonyx

(Rafinesque, 1820)

Family

Manidae

Root name

ceonyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

215

Authority publication

Annales Générales des Sciences Physiques

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9698)

Manis macrura

(Ranzani, 1820)

Family

Manidae

Root name

macrura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

504

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27808084

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

  1. Ranzani (1820:504, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27808084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
  2. Voigt (1831:266, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27950010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39002)
  3. Murray (1866:342, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

manis africana

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Manidae

Root name

africanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

376

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521820

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1822:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  2. Lesson (1827:316, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9698)

Manis africanus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1825)

Family

Manidae

Root name

africanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

331

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25303854

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

Desmarest (1825:331, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25303854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68721)

Phataginus macrurus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Manidae

Root name

macrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

154

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Manis longicauda

(Sundevall, 1843)

Family

Manidae

Root name

longicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47304106

Authority publication

Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Sundevall (1843:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47304106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38696)
  2. Gray (1865:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37250)
  3. Gray (1869:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  4. Gray (1873:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13237185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38716)
  5. Rochebrune (1883:187, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)

Manis guineensis

(Fitzinger, 1872)

Family

Manidae

Root name

guineensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8522774

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1872:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8522774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38685)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9698)

Manis senegalensis

(Fitzinger, 1872)

Family

Manidae

Root name

senegalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8522775

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1872:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8522775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38685)
  2. Schlitter (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9698)

Manis hessi

(Noack, 1889)

Family

Manidae

Root name

hessi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:292

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9980613

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

Name usages

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

Uromanis longicaudata

(Pocock, 1924)

Family

Manidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

723

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Pocock (1924:723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38686)
  2. Allen (1939:269, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Uromanis longicaudatus

(G. M. Allen & Coolidge, 1930)

Family

Manidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

606

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61248216

Authority publication

Cambridge (Massachusetts)

Name usages

Allen & Coolidge (1930:606, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61248216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68614)

Phataginus (Phataginus) longicaudata

B. Patterson, 1978

Family

Manidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

270

Authority publication

Cambridge (Massachusetts)

Name usages

Patterson (1978:270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67380)

Phataginus tetradactyla

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991

Family

Manidae

Root name

tetradactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

136

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1991:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  2. Gaudin, Emry & Wible (2009:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4458)
  3. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12766/123586126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phataginus tetradactylus

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Manidae

Root name

tetradactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005798

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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