Eupholidota
Suborder of pangolins
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Eupholidota ("true pangolins") is a suborder of pangolins that includes two superfamilies: extant Manoidea and extinct Eomanoidea.[1][2]
| Eupholidota | |
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| Various living and extinct pangolin genera; from top down: Manis, Patriomanis and Eomanis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Clade: | Pholidotamorpha |
| Order: | Pholidota |
| Suborder: | Eupholidota Gaudin, 2009[1] |
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Description
One of the main features that defines the members of the suborder Eupholidota, and which is not present in other members of the order Pholidota, is the large protective keratin scales that cover their thick skin. They are arranged like tiles over their bodies, overlapping one another to form a shell that covers the entire body except for the abdomen. Short hairs can also be found between the scales and on the rest of the body.[1]
Taxonomy
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Phylogeny
| Phylogenetic position of suborder Eupholidota within order Pholidota based on Rose (2026.) study:[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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