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Mediterranean Monk Seal

Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Monachus monachus
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Croatia Species List, France Species List, Lebanon Species List, Morocco Species List, wikipedia EU, Alboran Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia LT, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia gl Galician, Wildfinder (WWF), and Adriatic Sea Species List
Monachus monachus
Recognized by AnAge articles, Arkive, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, Pantheria, and USFWS
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and GBIF national node type records UK
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779)
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Monachus monachus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Monachus monachus
Recognized by AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, FAO species catalogs, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, World Register of Marine Species, and TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Heliophoca atlantica Gray 1854
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Monachus mediterraneus Nilsson 1838
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Phoca albiventer Boddaert 1785
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Phoca bicolor Shaw 1800
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Phoca hermannii Lesson 1828
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Phoca isidorei Lesson 1843
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Phoca leucogaster Péron & Lesueur 1816
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Phoca monachus Hermann 1779
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Heliophoca atlantica Gray 1854
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Heliophoca atlantica Gray 1854
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Heliophoca atlantica Gray 1854
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Leptonyx monachus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Monachus (Monachus) albiventer
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Monachus albiventer
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Monachus mediterraneus Nilsson 1838
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Monachus mediterraneus Nilsson 1838
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Monachus mediterraneus Nilsson 1838
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Pelagocyon monachus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Phoca albiventer
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Phoca albiventer Boddaert 1785
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Phoca albiventer Boddaert 1785
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Phoca albiventer Boddaert 1785
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Phoca bicolor Shaw 1800
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Phoca bicolor Shaw 1800
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Phoca bicolor Shaw 1800
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Phoca hermannii Lesson 1828
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Phoca hermannii Lesson 1828
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Phoca hermannii Lesson 1828
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Phoca isidorei Lesson 1843
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Phoca isidorei Lesson 1843
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Phoca isidorei Lesson 1843
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Phoca leucogaster Péron & Lesueur 1816
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Phoca leucogaster Péron & Lesueur 1816
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Phoca leucogaster Péron & Lesueur 1816
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Phoca monachus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Phoca monachus Hermann 1779
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Phoca monachus Hermann 1779
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Phoca monachus Hermann 1779
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Mediterranean monk seal
prefer
Recognized by Arkive, Animal Diversity Web, USFWS, Paleobiology Database, AnAge, Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name), FAO species catalogs, and World Register of Marine Species
Mediterranean Monk Seal preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
monk seal
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Albanian

Foka e Mesdheut preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
foka e Mesdheut
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

فقمة الراهب المتوسطية preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

foca monxu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Ağqarın Aralıq dənizi suitisi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Itsas txakur fraide preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Цюлень-манах preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
міжземнаморскі манах
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Breton

Reunig manac'h preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

средиземноморски тюлен монах preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
tyulen monаh
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Тюлен монах
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Catalan; Valencian

foca monjo del Mediterrani preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

地中海僧海豹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Corsican

Vechju marinu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Sredozemna medvjedica preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Czech

tuleň středomořský preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Munkesæl
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Middelhavsmunkesæl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
munkesæl
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Dutch; Flemish

Monniksrob
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Mediterrane monniksrob preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
monniksrob
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Esperanto

Mediteranea monaĥfoko preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Munkhüljes preferred
Recognized by CITES

Finnish

Munkkihylje preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

French

Phoque-moine méditerranéen
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Phoque-moine
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Phoque-moine Méditerranéen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Phoque moine de Méditerranée
prefer
Recognized by FAO species catalogs
phoque moine preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Galician

Foca monxe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

თეთრმუცელა სელაპი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Mittelmeer Mönchsrobbe
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Mönchsrobbe
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Mittelmeer-Mönchsrobbe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

μεσογειακή φώκια μοναχός preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Μεσογειακή φώκια
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Hebrew

כלב ים נזירי מצוי preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
כלב-ים ים-תיכוני
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Hungarian

Mediterrán barátfóka
prefer
Recognized by CITES
mediterrán barátfóka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Munkaselur preferred
Recognized by CITES

Irish

rón manaigh Meánmhuirí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Foca monaca preferred
Recognized by CITES
foca monaca
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Japanese

チチュウカイモンクアザラシ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Korean

지중해몽크물범 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Vidusjūras mūku ronis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Viduržemio jūros ruonis vienuolis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
viduržemio jūros ruonis vienuolis
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Macedonian

Средоземна фока-мечка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Maltese

Bumerin preferred
Recognized by CITES
Monka
prefer
Recognized by CITES

Navajo; Navaho

Ásáí Dineʼé Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ tábąąstííntsoh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Middelhavsmunkesel preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Middelshavsmunkesel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

شیر دریایی مدیترانه‌ای preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

mniszka śródziemnomorska preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Portuguese

Foca Monge
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Foca-monge
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Lobo-marinho
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Foca-monge-do-mediterrâneo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Foca-episcop
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Focă cu burtă albă preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Focă mediteraneană
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Vacă de mare
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Тюлень-монах preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
тюлень-монах
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Sardinian

Boe marinu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Средоземна морска медведица preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Sredozemna medvjedica preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Tuleň mníšsky preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Foca monje del Mediterráneo preferred
Recognized by CITES and FAO species catalogs
Foca monje
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Foca Monje preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Sredozemska medvedjica preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
foca monje del Mediterráneo
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
foca monje
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
redozemska medvedjica
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

havsmunk preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
munksäl
prefer
Recognized by CITES

Turkish

Akdeniz foku preferred
Recognized by CITES, Wikidata Common Names, and World Register of Marine Species

Ukrainian

Тюлень-монах звичайний preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
Тюлень середземноморський
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Тюлень-монах середземноморський
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Тюлень-монах
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Vietnamese

Hải cẩu thầy tu Địa Trung Hải preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

地中海僧海豹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

فقمة الراهب المتوسطيه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

موناخ سۇ ایتی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ron

foca cu burtă albă preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
foca-episcop
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Sr Ec

Средоземна морска медведица preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Sredozemna morska medvedica preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

地中海僧海豹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

地中海僧海豹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

地中海僧海豹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

地中海僧海豹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

地中海僧海豹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Pinnipedia
Phocidae
Monachus Fleming 1822
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779) (this page)
Monachus schauinslandi Matschie 1905
Monachus tropicalis (Gray 1850)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Caniformia Kretzoi 1938
Phocidae Gray 1821
Monachus Fleming 1822
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779) (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Pinnipedia
Phocidae
Monachus Fleming 1822
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779) (this page)
Monachus schauinslandi Matschie 1905
Monachus tropicalis (Gray 1850)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Pinnipedia
Phocidae
Monachus
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779) (this page)
Monachus schauinslandi Matschie 1905
Monachus tropicalis (Gray 1850)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Phocidae
Monachus Fleming 1822
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779) (this page)
Monachus pontica Eichwald 1850
Monachus schauinslandi Matschie 1905
Monachus tropicalis (Gray 1850)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Caniformia Kretzoi 1938
Phocidae Gray 1821
Monachus Fleming 1822
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779) (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Phocidae
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779) (this page)
Cystophora cristata (Erxleben 1777)
Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben 1777)
Erignathus barbatus subsp. nauticus (Pallas 1811)
Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius 1791)
Halichoerus grypus subsp. macrorhynchus Hornschuh & Schilling 1851
Histriophoca fasciata (Zimmerman 1783)
Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville 1820)
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson 1826)
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron & Jacquinot 1842)
Mirounga angustirostris (Gill 1866)
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus 1758)
Monachus monachus Eastern Mediterranean subpopulation (Hermann 1779)
Neomonachus schauinslandi (Matschie 1905)
Neomonachus tropicalis (Gray 1850)
Ommatophoca rossii (Gray 1844)
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben 1777)
Phoca largha (Pallas 1811)
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758
Pusa caspica (Gmelin 1788)
Pusa hispida (Schreber 1775)
Pusa hispida subsp. botnica (Gmelin 1788)
Pusa sibirica (Gmelin 1788)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Carnivora
Caniformia
Phocidae
Monachus
Monachus monachus (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Ferae
Carnivora
Caniformia
Phocidae
Monachus
Monachus monachus (this page)
Monachus schauinslandi
Monachus tropicalis

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Phocidae
Monachus
Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779) (this page)
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