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Manis temminckii (ground pangolin)

Mammalia - Pholidota - Manidae

Taxonomy
Manis temminckii was named by Smuts (1832). It is extant.

It was recombined as Smutsia temminckii by Alba et al. (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Manis temminckii Smuts
2007Manis temminckii Botha and Gaudin p. 484
2018Smutsia temminckii Alba et al. p. 2 figs. Figure 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
PholidotamorphaGaudin et al. 2009
orderPholidotaWeber 1904
EupholidotaGaudin et al. 2009
ManoideaGaudin et al.
familyManidae
genusManis
speciestemminckiiSmuts 1832

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Manis temminckii Smuts 1832 [ground pangolin]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 19:33:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991
Collections
No collection or age range data are available