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The species was first described by [[Casto de Elera]] in 1915; it was also mentioned by de Elera in an 1895 work.<ref> |
The species was first described by [[Casto de Elera]] in 1915; it was also mentioned by de Elera in an 1895 work.<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Pholidota | id = 13900010 | page = 530}}</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=AsUYAAAAYAAJ&dq=de+Elera+zoologist&source=gbs_navlinks_s Catálogo sistemático de toda la fauna de Filipinas: conocida hasta el presente, y á la vez el de la colección zoológica del Museo de PP. Dominicos del Colegio-universidad de Sto. Tomás de Manila, escrito con motivo de la Exposición Regional Filipina] Imprenta del Colegio de Santo Tomás, 1895</ref> In the past, this species has been included with the [[Sunda Pangolin]], ''Manis javanica'', but has been considered a distinct species since 1998.<ref>[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=727709 ITIS Standard Report for ''Manis culionensis'' Taxonomic Serial No.: 727709]</ref> Five distinct morphological characteristics involving the skull and the scales have been identified which separate it from the closely related ''Manis javanica''. Both ''M. javanica'' and ''M. culionensis'' are grouped in [[subgenus]] ''Paramanis''.<ref>[http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13900005 Paramanis] in Wilson and Reeder's Mammal Species of the world: 3rd Edition</ref> Genetic isolation leading to the [[speciation]] between these species is hypothesized to have been caused by rising sea levels severing a [[land bridge]] from [[Borneo]] in the [[Early Pleistocene]].<ref> [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17383447 ASSESSING THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE PALAWAN PANGOLIN MANIS CULIONENSIS (PHOLIDOTA) USING DISCRETE MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS] P. Gaubert and A. Antunes. Journal of Mammalogy Volume 86, Issue 6 (December 2005) Article: pp. 1068–1074</ref> |
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The Philippine Pangolin or Palawan Pangolin, also known as the Malintong (Manis culionensis), is a pangolin species endemic to the Palawan province of the Philippines. Its habitat includes primary and secondary forests as well as surrounding grasslands. This species is moderately common within its limited range but is at risk due to heavy hunting.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Casto de Elera in 1915; it was also mentioned by de Elera in an 1895 work.[3][4] In the past, this species has been included with the Sunda Pangolin, Manis javanica, but has been considered a distinct species since 1998.[5] Five distinct morphological characteristics involving the skull and the scales have been identified which separate it from the closely related Manis javanica. Both M. javanica and M. culionensis are grouped in subgenus Paramanis.[6] Genetic isolation leading to the speciation between these species is hypothesized to have been caused by rising sea levels severing a land bridge from Borneo in the Early Pleistocene.[7]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Manis culionensis.
- ^ Template:IUCN2009.1 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened
- ^ Manis culionensis in A synopsis of the mammilian fauna of the Phillipene Islands. The Field Museum.
- ^ Schlitter, D.A. (2005). "Order Pholidota". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 530. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Catálogo sistemático de toda la fauna de Filipinas: conocida hasta el presente, y á la vez el de la colección zoológica del Museo de PP. Dominicos del Colegio-universidad de Sto. Tomás de Manila, escrito con motivo de la Exposición Regional Filipina Imprenta del Colegio de Santo Tomás, 1895
- ^ ITIS Standard Report for Manis culionensis Taxonomic Serial No.: 727709
- ^ Paramanis in Wilson and Reeder's Mammal Species of the world: 3rd Edition
- ^ ASSESSING THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE PALAWAN PANGOLIN MANIS CULIONENSIS (PHOLIDOTA) USING DISCRETE MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS P. Gaubert and A. Antunes. Journal of Mammalogy Volume 86, Issue 6 (December 2005) Article: pp. 1068–1074
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