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
           1 Subgenus Manis Linnaeus, 1758 - Chinese pangolin
           2 Subgenus Paramanis Pocock, 1924 - Malayan pangolin
           3 Subgenus Smutsia Gray, 1865 see Genus Smutsia Gray, 1865
           4 Subgenus Uromanis Pocock, 1924 see Genus Uromanis Pocock, 1924
           5 Subgenus Phataginus Rafinesque, 1821 - African tree pangolin see Genus Phataginus Rafinesque, 1821