''Manis'' ("
spirit") is a
genus
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of
South Asia
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n and
East Asia
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n
pangolins, the Asiatic pangolins, from subfamily Maninae, within family
Manidae.
Taxonomy
* Subfamily: Maninae (Asiatic pangolins)
** Genus: ''Manis'' (Asiatic pangolins)
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Manis crassicaudata'' (Indian pangolin)
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Manis pentadactyla'' (Chinese pangolin)
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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.
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Manis mysteria'' (Cryptic pangolin)
[https://www.sci.news/biology/manis-mysteria-12316.html]
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Manis hungarica''
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Manis lydekkeri''
*** Subgenus: ''Paramanis''
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Manis culionensis'' (Philippine pangolin)
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Manis javanica'' (Sunda pangolin)
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Manis palaeojavanica'' (Giant asian pangolin)
Phylogeny
Phylogenetic position of genus ''Manis'' within family Manidae.
References
Mammal genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Mammals of Asia
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