Manidae
E735577
Manidae is the family of scaly anteaters commonly known as pangolins, comprising all extant species within the mammalian order Pholidota.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | taxonomic family ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | pangolins ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Edward Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
ants
ⓘ
termites ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | true keratin scales rather than hair or armor plates ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Xenarthra ⓘ |
| hasBehavior |
primarily nocturnal
ⓘ
solitary ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ability to roll into a protective ball
ⓘ
body covered with keratinous scales ⓘ edentulous or nearly toothless jaws ⓘ long protrusible tongue adapted for myrmecophagy ⓘ powerful claws for digging ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | family heavily impacted by illegal wildlife trade ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | specialized insectivores ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
savannas
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName_en | pangolins ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName_la | Manidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Manis
ⓘ
Phataginus NERFINISHED ⓘ Smutsia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSkinType | overlapping keratin scales over most of body ⓘ |
| hasTail | long tail often prehensile in arboreal species ⓘ |
| hasUse |
meat used as bushmeat
ⓘ
scales used in traditional medicine ⓘ |
| includesExtantTaxa | all living pangolin species ⓘ |
| isInTaxon | Pholidota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
some species partly arboreal
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Pholidota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Pholidota ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
gives birth to small litters
ⓘ
viviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Eupholidota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superfamily | Manoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Manis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1821 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.