Manis

Also known as scaly anteater, Pangolin, Pangolinus, Paramanis, Phatages, Phatagenus, Pholidotus, Quaggelo

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

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*Manis* is a genus within the family Manidae and order Pholidota. It belongs to the class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The scientific name *Manis* was established by Linnaeus in 1758.

Members of this genus are distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of Asia. Records from various institutions, including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NHMUK, SUI, AMNH, and MSU, document occurrences in countries such as Sri Lanka, Angola, Thailand, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda.

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Manis

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPholidota
FamilyManidae

Observations54,738

Observations recorded4,769

穿山甲属（学名：Manis）是鱗甲目穿山甲科的一属，都分布于亚洲热带及亚热带地区。

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Specimen records: 87
Family: Manidae
Collections: RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NHMUK, SUI, AMNH, MSU, LACM
Recorded in: Sri Lanka, Angola, Thailand, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Uganda, India, United States, West Zambia

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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)

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