Felis manul subsp. manul Pallas 1776
Felis manul subsp. manul Pallas 1776, Reise Prov. Russ. Reichs, Vol. 3: 692.
Type Locality: "Frequens in rupestribus, apricis totius Tatariae Mongoliaeque desertae" [USSR, Chita Province, Borzya District, Kulusutai (Heptner and Sludskii, 1992)].
Synonyms: Felis manul subsp. mongolica Satunin 1905; Felis manul subsp. satuni Lydekker 1907 .