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

Taxonomy

Subfamily: Maninae (Asiatic pangolins)

Genus: Manis (Asiatic pangolins)

• Manis crassicaudata (Indian pangolin)

• Manis pentadactyla (Chinese pangolin)

• Manis aurita (= Manis indoburmanica)

• Manis mysteria (Cryptic pangolin)

• †Manis hungarica

• †Manis lydekkeri

Subgenus: Paramanis

• Manis culionensis (Philippine pangolin)

• Manis javanica (Sunda pangolin)

• †Manis palaeojavanica (Giant asian pangolin)

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic position of genus Manis within family Manidae.

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