Manis
Manis is a genus of South Asian and East Asian pangolins.[1]
| Manis | |
|---|---|
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| M. crassicaudata (Sri Lanka) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pholidota |
| Family: | Manidae |
| Genus: | Manis Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
Known fossil species:
- Asian giant pangolin †M. paleojavanica
Extant species:[2]
- Subgenus Manis
- Indian pangolin, M. crassicaudata
- Chinese pangolin, M. pentadactyla
- Subgenus Paramanis
- Sunda pangolin, M. javanica
- Philippine pangolin, M. culionensis
Taxonomy
The genus has had many names.[3][4]
- Pholidotus Brisson, 1762 or Storr, 1780
- Quaggelo Frisch, 1775
- Pangolinus Rafinesque, 1821
- Pangolin Gray, 1873
- Paramanis Pocock, 1924
- Phatages Sundevall, 1843
References
- Schlitter, D.A. (2005). "Order Pholidota". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 530–531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- "Manis". Catalogue of Life. ITIS. Species 2000.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Palmer, Theodore Sherman (1904). Index Generum Mammalium: A List of the Genera and Families of Mammals. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 822.
- "Taxonomic history of the genus Manis". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
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