Manidae

Manidae; Temporal range: middle Eocene - present
	Living species of pangolins
Conservation status
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Pholidotamorpha
Order:	Pholidota
Suborder:	Eupholidota
Superfamily:	Manoidea
Family:	Manidae; Gray, 1821
Type genus
	Manis; Linnaeus, 1758
Genera
	[see classification]
	Species ranges: Manis crassicaudata ; Manis pentadactyla ; Manis javanica ; Manis culionensis ; Phataginus tricuspis ; Phataginus tetradactyla ; Smutsia gigantea ; Smutsia temminckii ;
Synonyms
	list of synonyms: Manida (Kalandadze & Rautian, 1992) ; Manididae (Gray, 1865) ; Manina (Gray, 1825) ; Manisia (Rafinesque, 1815) ; Perilepia (Rafinesque, 1815) ;

Manidae ("spirits") is the only extant family of pangolins. This family comprises three genera (Manis from subfamily Maninae, Phataginus from subfamily Phatagininae, and Smutsia from subfamily Smutsiinae), as well as the extinct Fayum pangolin.