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Homo sapiens

Tangata

Mankind

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Mankind, Human, Man, People

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Tangata / Tāngata (RR PK), Tangata (TS TW)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group - common; N.Group - common; Land, lowlands - lower montane

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present Makatea: Present
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
++++	+++	+++	+++	++	+++	+	-	-

Northern Group: Present
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
++	++	++	++	+	+

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Pests & Hosts

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Relationship	Pests
Disease vector	Aedes aegypti, Aedes polynesiensis,
Disease vector and Parasite	Angiostrongylus cantonensis,
Irritant	Lantana camara, Lyngbya majuscula, Polistes jokahamae,
Parasite - external	Ctenocephalides felis, Demodex brevis, Pediculus humanus, Pthirus pubis, Sarcoptes scabiei,
Parasite - internal	Ancylostoma aminicom QQID, Ancylostoma duodenale, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichuria,
Pathogen	Giardia lamblia, Myobacteria leprae, Wuchereria bancrofti, Dengue virus [DENV 1-4],
Pathogen of mammals	Escherichia coli,
Toxic - ciguateric	Gambierdiscus toxicus, Lutjanus bohar,
Toxic - serious	Arothron hispidus, Arothron meleagris, Arothron nigropunctatus, Arothron stellatus, Cascabela thevetia, Lantana camara, Nerium oleander, Toxopneustes pileolus,
Venomous - spines	Dendrochirus biocellatus, Dendrochirus zebra, Iracundus signifer, Pontinus macrocephalus, Pterois antennata, Pterois radiata, Pterois volitans, Scorpaenopsis diabolus, Scorpaenopsis macrochir, Scorpaenopsis possi, Sebastapistes strongia, Siganus argenteus, Siganus spinus, Synanceia verrucosa, Taenianotus triacanthus,

Scientific Taxonomy

Homo sapiens
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); TETRAPODA; MAMMALIA; THERIA; EUTHERIA; Primates; Anthropoidea; HOMINIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zB02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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