Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Monachus schauinslandi Matschie 1905 Monachus schauinslandi Matschie 1905 , Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin , 1905: 258 . Type Locality: "Laysan ist eine kleine Koralleinsel, nordwestlich der Sandwich-Inseln" [ USA , Laysan Isl, 25°50'N , 171°50'W ]. Vernacular Names: Hawaiian Monk Seal . Distribution: USA ( NW Hawaiian Isls, from Nihoa to Kure). Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered.