Manis

Manis ("spirit") is a genus of South Asian and East Asian pangolins, the Asiatic pangolins, from the subfamily Maninae, within the family Manidae.

Taxonomy

• Subfamily: Maninae (Asiatic pangolins)
• Genus: Manis (Asiatic pangolins)
• Manis crassicaudata (Indian pangolin)
• Manis pentadactyla (Chinese pangolin)
• Manis aurita (= Manis indoburmanica)
• Manis mysteria (Cryptic pangolin)
• †Manis hungarica
• †Manis lydekkeri
• Subgenus: Paramanis
• Manis culionensis (Philippine pangolin)
• Manis javanica (Sunda pangolin)
• †Manis palaeojavanica (Giant asian pangolin)

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic position of genus Manis within family Manidae.

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