Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Pholidota Weber, 1904 - pangolins
       Family Manidae Gray, 1821 - pangolins
         Genus Manis Linnaeus, 1758 - Asian pangolins
           Subgenus Manis Linnaeus, 1758 - Chinese pangolin
             Manis pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758 - Chinese pangolin
               1 [Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla] Linnaeus, 1758
               2 Manis pentadactyla auritus Hodgson, 1836
               3 Manis pentadactyla pusilla Allen, 1906