Manis Linnaeus 1758 (pangolin)

Mammalia - Pholidota - Manidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Manidae according to P. Kondrashov and A. K. Agadjanian 2012

See also Alba et al. 2018, Botha and Gaudin 2007, Carroll 1988, Gray 1825, Linnaeus 1758 and Lydekker 1876

Sister taxa: Manina, Maninae, Phataginus, Smutsia, Smutsiinae

Subtaxa: Manis (Uromanis) Manis crassicaudata Manis javanica Manis pentadactyla Manis sindiensis Manis temminckii Manis tetradactyla

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Indonesia (2 collections), South Africa (4), Swaziland (1)

• Pliocene of Romania (1), South Africa (1)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Pakistan (1), South Africa (1)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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