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 [Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla] Linnaeus, 1758