Manoidea ("
spirits
Spirit(s) commonly refers to:
* Liquor, a distilled alcoholic drink
* Spirit (animating force), the non-corporeal essence of living things
* Spirit (supernatural entity), an incorporeal or immaterial being
Spirit(s) may also refer to:
Liquids ...
") is a superfamily of
pangolin
Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (). The one extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: '' Manis'', '' Phataginus'', and '' Smutsia''. ''Manis'' comprises four species found in Asia, while ' ...
s from suborder
Eupholidota
Eupholidota ("true pangolins") is a suborder of pangolins that includes two superfamilies: extant Manoidea and extinct Eomanoidea.
Taxonomy
* Suborder: Eupholidota (true pangolins)
** Superfamily: Manoidea (pangolins)
*** Family: Manidae ( ...
that includes extant family
Manidae
Manidae (" spirits") is the only extant family of pangolins. This family comprises three genera ('' Manis'' from subfamily Maninae, '' Phataginus'' from subfamily Phatagininae, and '' Smutsia'' from subfamily Smutsiinae), as well as the extinct ...
, extinct family
Patriomanidae
Patriomanidae ("fathers of pangolins") is an extinct family of pangolins from superfamily Manoidea that includes two extinct genera '' Patriomanis'' and '' Cryptomanis''. Their fossils are found in Asia and North America.
Taxonomy
* Family: â ...
and extinct genus ''
Necromanis
''Necromanis'' ("extinct pangolin") is an extinct genus of pangolin from superfamily Manoidea. It lived from the middle Oligocene to middle Miocene in Europe. It was originally placed within family Manidae, but was eventually removed from it as ...
''.
Taxonomy
* Superfamily: Manoidea (pangolins)
** Family:
Manidae
Manidae (" spirits") is the only extant family of pangolins. This family comprises three genera ('' Manis'' from subfamily Maninae, '' Phataginus'' from subfamily Phatagininae, and '' Smutsia'' from subfamily Smutsiinae), as well as the extinct ...
(pangolins)
** Family:
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Patriomanidae
Patriomanidae ("fathers of pangolins") is an extinct family of pangolins from superfamily Manoidea that includes two extinct genera '' Patriomanis'' and '' Cryptomanis''. Their fossils are found in Asia and North America.
Taxonomy
* Family: â ...
** ''
Incertae sedis
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''
*** Genus: †''
Necromanis
''Necromanis'' ("extinct pangolin") is an extinct genus of pangolin from superfamily Manoidea. It lived from the middle Oligocene to middle Miocene in Europe. It was originally placed within family Manidae, but was eventually removed from it as ...
''
Phylogeny
Phylogenetic position of superfamily Manoidea within suborder Eupholidota.
See also
*
Mammal classification
Mammalia is a class of animal within the phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carl Linnaeus initially defined the class. No classification system is universally accepted; McKenna & Bell (1997) and Wils ...
*
Eupholidota
Eupholidota ("true pangolins") is a suborder of pangolins that includes two superfamilies: extant Manoidea and extinct Eomanoidea.
Taxonomy
* Suborder: Eupholidota (true pangolins)
** Superfamily: Manoidea (pangolins)
*** Family: Manidae ( ...
References
Pangolins
Mammal superfamilies
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