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

Taxonomy

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic position of genus Manis within family Manidae.

Pholidotamorpha†Palaeanodonta Pholidota †Euromanis ? †Pholidota sp. (BC 16’08) †Eurotamanduidae Eupholidota †Eomanoidea Manoidea †Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae Smutsiinae Phatagininae Smutsiinae (sensu stricto) sensu lato ? †Manidae sp. (DPC 3972 & DPC 4364) Maninae Manis Manis pentadactyla ? †Manis hungarica Manis crassicaudata ? †Manis lydekkeri ? Manis sp. (Scale_H4 & Scale_H8) (Paramanis) Manis culionensis Manis javanica ? †Manis palaeojavanica sensu stricto
†Palaeanodonta
Pholidota†Euromanis ? †Pholidota sp. (BC 16’08) †Eurotamanduidae Eupholidota †Eomanoidea Manoidea †Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae Smutsiinae Phatagininae Smutsiinae (sensu stricto) sensu lato ? †Manidae sp. (DPC 3972 & DPC 4364) Maninae Manis Manis pentadactyla ? †Manis hungarica Manis crassicaudata ? †Manis lydekkeri ? Manis sp. (Scale_H4 & Scale_H8) (Paramanis) Manis culionensis Manis javanica ? †Manis palaeojavanica
†Euromanis
?†Pholidota sp. (BC 16’08)
†Eurotamanduidae Eupholidota †Eomanoidea Manoidea †Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae Smutsiinae Phatagininae Smutsiinae (sensu stricto) sensu lato ? †Manidae sp. (DPC 3972 & DPC 4364) Maninae Manis Manis pentadactyla ? †Manis hungarica Manis crassicaudata ? †Manis lydekkeri ? Manis sp. (Scale_H4 & Scale_H8) (Paramanis) Manis culionensis Manis javanica ? †Manis palaeojavanica
†Eurotamanduidae
Eupholidota†Eomanoidea Manoidea †Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae Smutsiinae Phatagininae Smutsiinae (sensu stricto) sensu lato ? †Manidae sp. (DPC 3972 & DPC 4364) Maninae Manis Manis pentadactyla ? †Manis hungarica Manis crassicaudata ? †Manis lydekkeri ? Manis sp. (Scale_H4 & Scale_H8) (Paramanis) Manis culionensis Manis javanica ? †Manis palaeojavanica
†Eomanoidea
Manoidea†Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae Smutsiinae Phatagininae Smutsiinae (sensu stricto) sensu lato ? †Manidae sp. (DPC 3972 & DPC 4364) Maninae Manis Manis pentadactyla ? †Manis hungarica Manis crassicaudata ? †Manis lydekkeri ? Manis sp. (Scale_H4 & Scale_H8) (Paramanis) Manis culionensis Manis javanica ? †Manis palaeojavanica
†Patriomanidae
?†Necromanis
ManidaeSmutsiinae Phatagininae Smutsiinae (sensu stricto) sensu lato ? †Manidae sp. (DPC 3972 & DPC 4364) Maninae Manis Manis pentadactyla ? †Manis hungarica Manis crassicaudata ? †Manis lydekkeri ? Manis sp. (Scale_H4 & Scale_H8) (Paramanis) Manis culionensis Manis javanica ? †Manis palaeojavanica
SmutsiinaePhatagininae Smutsiinae (sensu stricto)
Phatagininae
Smutsiinae (sensu stricto)
sensu lato
?†Manidae sp. (DPC 3972 & DPC 4364)
ManinaeManis Manis pentadactyla ? †Manis hungarica Manis crassicaudata ? †Manis lydekkeri ? Manis sp. (Scale_H4 & Scale_H8) (Paramanis) Manis culionensis Manis javanica ? †Manis palaeojavanica
ManisManis pentadactyla ? †Manis hungarica Manis crassicaudata ? †Manis lydekkeri ? Manis sp. (Scale_H4 & Scale_H8) (Paramanis) Manis culionensis Manis javanica ? †Manis palaeojavanica
Manis pentadactyla ? †Manis hungarica
Manis pentadactyla
?†Manis hungarica
Manis crassicaudata ? †Manis lydekkeri ? Manis sp. (Scale_H4 & Scale_H8) (Paramanis) Manis culionensis Manis javanica ? †Manis palaeojavanica
Manis crassicaudata ? †Manis lydekkeri
Manis crassicaudata
?†Manis lydekkeri
? Manis sp. (Scale_H4 & Scale_H8) (Paramanis) Manis culionensis Manis javanica ? †Manis palaeojavanica
?Manis sp. (Scale_H4 & Scale_H8)
(Paramanis)Manis culionensis Manis javanica ? †Manis palaeojavanica
Manis culionensis
Manis javanica
?†Manis palaeojavanica
sensu stricto
(Pholidota sensu lato)