Phataginus Rafinesque 1821 (pangolin)
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Mammalia - Pholidota - Manidae
Alternative spelling: Manis (Phataginus)
Parent taxon: Manidae according to P. Kondrashov and A. K. Agadjanian 2012
See also Alba et al. 2018 and Rahm 1956
Sister taxa: Manina, Maninae, Manis, Smutsia, Smutsiinae
Subtaxa: Manis (Phataginus) tricuspis Phataginus tetradactyla
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Phataginus in the database
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