Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Beschaft. Berlin Ges. Naturforsch. Fr. vol.4 p.501, pls. 12, 13

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Mammalia: order
Carnivora: family
Phocidae: genus
Monachus: species
Monachus monachus

Name

Synonyms: Heliophoca atlantica Gray, 1854; Leptonyx monachus (Hermann, 1779); Monachus albiventer (Boddaert, 1785); Monachus atlantica (Gray, 1854); Monachus bicolor (Shaw, 1800); Monachus hermannii (Lesson, 1828); Monachus leucogaster (Péron & Lesueur, 1816); Monachus mediterraneus Nilsson, 1838; Pelagocyon monachus (Hermann, 1779); Phoca albiventer Boddaert, 1785; Phoca bicolor Shaw, 1800; Phoca hermannii Lesson, 1828; Phoca isidorei Lesson, 1843; Phoca leucogaster Péron & Lesueur, 1816; Phoca monachus Hermann, 1779
Homonyms: Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)
Common names: Akdeniz foku in Turkish; Bumerin in Maltese; Foca monaca in Italian; Foca monje in Spanish; Foca monje del Mediterraneo in language.; Foca monje del Mediterráneo in Spanish; Foca-episcop in Romanian; Foca-monge in Portuguese; Foka e Mesdheut in Albanian; Lobo-marinho in Portuguese; Mediterranean Monk Seal in English; Mediterranean Monk Seal in English; Mediterranean Monk Seal in English; Mediterranean Monk Seal in English; Mediterranean monk seal in English; Mediterranean monk seal in language.; Mediterranean monk seal in English; Mediterranean monk seal in English; Mediterrán barátfóka in Hungarian; Middelhavsmunkesel in Norwegian; Mittelmeer Mönchsrobbe in German; Mittelmeer-Monchsrobbe in German; Mittelmeer-Mönchsrobbe in German; Monk Seal in English; Monka in Maltese; Monniksrob in Dutch; Munkaselur in Icelandic; Munkesæl in Danish; Munkhüljes in Estonian; Munkkihylje in Finnish; Munksäl in Swedish; Mönchsrobbe in German; Phoque de la Méditerranée in French; Phoque moine in French; Sredozemna medvjedica in Croatian; Sredozemska medvedjica in Slovenian; Тюлень-монах in Ukrainian; Mediterranean Monk Seal in English; Akdeniz foku in Turkish; Foca Monje in Spanish; Lobo-marinho in Portuguese; Mediterranean monk seal in English; Mittelmeer-Mönchsrobbe in German; Mönchsrobbe in German; Phoque-moine Méditerranéen in French; Sredozemska medvedjica in Slovenian; foca cu burtă albă in Romanian; foca monaca in Italian; foca monje in Spanish; foca monje del Mediterráneo in Spanish

Bibliographic References

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