Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 598

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scientific name	Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779)
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[Phoca] monachus Hermann 1779 , Beschaft. Berlin Ges. Naturforsch. Fr., 4: 501.

Type Locality: "Dalmation Sea at Ossero." [ Serbia and Montenegro] King (1956).

Vernacular Names: Mediterranean Monk Seal.

Synonyms: Monachus albiventer ( Boddaert 1785) ; Monachus atlantica ( Gray 1854) ; Monachus bicolor ( Shaw 1800) ; Monachus crinita (Menis 1848) ; Monachus hermannii (Lesson 1828) ; Monachus isidorei (Lesson 1843) ; Monachus leucogaster (Péron and Lesueur 1816) ; Monachus mediterraneus Nilsson 1838 .

Distribution: Coastal regions of Mediterranean and Black Seas and NW Africa to Cape Blanc: Algeria, Balearic Isls, Cape Verde, Crete, Cyprus, France, Gambia, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Russia, Sardinia, Senegal, Sicily, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey. status: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Conservation: albiventer ( Boddaert, 1785) ; atlantica ( Gray, 1854) ; bicolor ( Shaw, 1800) ; crinita (Menis, 1848) ; hermannii (Lesson, 1828) ; isidorei (Lesson, 1843) ; leucogaster (Péron and Lesueur, 1816); mediterraneus Nilsson, 1838 .