Pangolin - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

Pangolins were classified with various other orders, for example Xenarthra, which includes the ordinary anteaters, sloths, and the similar-looking armadillos. But newer genetic evidence indicates their closest living relatives are the Carnivora with which they form the clade, Ferae. Some paleontologists have classified the pangolins in the order Cimolesta, together with several extinct groups.

Laurasiatheria

Eulipotyphla

Scrotifera

Chiroptera

Fereuungulata

Ferae

	Pholidota

	Carnivora

Perissodactyla

Cetartiodactyla

ORDER PHOLIDOTA
- Family †Epoicotheriidae
- Family †Metacheiromyidae
- Family Manidae
  - Subfamily †Eurotamanduinae
    - Genus †Eurotamandua
  - Subfamily Maninae
    - Genus †Cryptomanis
    - Genus †Eomanis
    - Genus †Necromanis
    - Genus †Patriomanis
    - Genus Manis
      - Subgenus Manis
        
        Indian pangolin (M. crassicaudata)
        
        Chinese pangolin (M. pentadactyla)
        
        Asian giant pangolin (M. paleojavanica) †
      - Subgenus Paramanis
        
        Sunda pangolin (M. javanica)
        
        Philippine pangolin (M. culionensis)
      - Subgenus Smutsia
        
        Giant pangolin (M. gigantea)
        
        Ground pangolin (M. temmincki)
      - Subgenus Phataginus
        
        Tree pangolin (M. tricuspis)
      - Subgenus Uromanis
        
        Long-tailed pangolin (M. tetradactyla)