Pholidota

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Pholidota (infraclass Eutheria, cohort Unguiculata) An order that comprises the single family Manidae, the pangolins or scaly ant-eaters.

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Pholidota

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Pholidota Small order of mammals, containing only one genus, Manis, in the family Manidae; its members are called pangolins. Some species are entirely toothless and feed almost exclusively on ants and termites.

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