order
Pholidota
Pholidota is an order in the class Mammalia. This database currently files 11 species under it, 8 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 11
- Threatened
- 8
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 73%
- Weight range
- 2.07 kg – 33 kg
What is in Pholidota?
7 families filed directly under this order.
Manidae
indian pangolin, sunda pangolin, chinese pangolin, ground pangolin …
11 speciesArcticanodon
0 speciesEscavadodontidae
0 speciesEuromanis
0 speciesMelaniella
0 speciesPatriomanidae
0 speciesTubulodon
0 species
Best-known members of Pholidota
Ranked by popularity score.

Indian pangolin
Manis crassicaudata

Sunda pangolin
Manis javanica

Chinese pangolin
Manis pentadactyla

Ground pangolin
Smutsia temminckii

Giant pangolin
Smutsia gigantea

Long-tailed pangolin
Phataginus tetradactyla

White-bellied pangolin
Phataginus tricuspis

Philippine pangolin
Manis culionensis
How threatened is Pholidota?
8 of 11 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 3 | 38% |
| ENEndangered | 3 | 38% |
| VUVulnerable | 2 | 25% |
All species in Pholidota
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian pangolin | Manis crassicaudata | Manidae | Endangered | 8.46 kg | Not recorded |
| Sunda pangolin | Manis javanica | Manidae | Critically Endangered | 5.15 kg | Not recorded |
| Chinese pangolin | Manis pentadactyla | Manidae | Critically Endangered | 4.68 kg | Not recorded |
| Ground pangolin | Smutsia temminckii | Manidae | Vulnerable | 7.18 kg | Not recorded |
| Giant pangolin | Smutsia gigantea | Manidae | Endangered | 33 kg | Not recorded |
| Long-tailed pangolin | Phataginus tetradactyla | Manidae | Vulnerable | 2.75 kg | Not recorded |
| White-bellied pangolin | Phataginus tricuspis | Manidae | Endangered | 2.07 kg | Not recorded |
| Philippine pangolin | Manis culionensis | Manidae | Critically Endangered | 4.54 kg | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Smutsia olteniensis | Manidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cryptic pangolin | Manis mysteria | Manidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Indo-Burmese pangolin | Manis indoburmanica | Manidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |