Otocolobus manul (Carnivora: Felidae)

    Document Type

    Article

    Publication Date

    7-12-2024

    Publication Title

    Mammalian Species

    Abstract

    Otocolobus manul (Pallas, 1776) is a small, solitary, terrestrial felid commonly called the Manul and is the sole species of its genus. It occurs in Afghanistan, Armenia, Bhutan, China, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, and Turkmenistan. Otocolobus manul might still occur in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan but might be extinct in Azerbaijan. As assessed in 2020, O. manul is listed as “Least Concern” (LC) on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Red List of Threatened Species, with an estimate of 58,000 adults, although the population might be decreasing.

    Keywords

    Asia, carnivore, felid, Manul, Pallas’s cat, steppe

    Volume

    56

    Issue

    1038

    DOI

    https://doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/seae004

    ISSN

    00763519

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