Manis
Sign in to saveManis ("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 of pangolins found in South and East Asia, belonging to the larger pangolin family. These animals, whose name means "spirit," are part of an important group of mammals that play ecological roles in their native regions.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPholidota
- FamilyManidae
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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)