Manis (genus)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Mammalia (class) > Pholidota (order) > Manidae (family)
Descripción
Members of a genus containing around eight species of armored placental mammals native to Asia and Africa, characterized by having a body covered with broad overlapping horny scales; they curl themselves up into a ball when threatened.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- pangolins [en]
- pangolin [en]
- scaly anteaters [en]
- scaly ant-eaters [en]