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
10.1093/mspecies/seae004
ISSN
00763519
Rights
© The Author(s) 2024.
Version
Version of Record
Recommended Citation
Noonan, Paula; Baker, Zoe; and Hayssen, Virginia, "Otocolobus manul (Carnivora: Felidae)" (2024). Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/bio_facpubs/334