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)Wangmo, L. K., Ghosh, A., Dolker, S., Joshi, B. D., Sharma, L. K., & Thakur, M. (2025). Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica): a novel phylogenetic species of pangolin evolved in Asia. Mammalian Biology, 1-8. 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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