Manidae


Manidae is the only extant family of pangolins. This family comprises three genera, as well as the extinct Fayum pangolin.

Classification and phylogeny

History of classification

All species of living pangolin had been assigned to the genus Manis until the late 2000s, when research prompted the splitting of extant pangolins into three genera: Manis, Phataginus, and Smutsia.

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic position of family Manidae within order Pholidota based on Kondrashov & Agadjanian study:
Phylogeny within family Manidae based on Wangmo study: