Indo Burmese pangolin

Manis aurita, the Indo-Burmese pangolin, is a pangolin in the family Manidae native to India, Myanmar, Nepal, and possibly Bhutan. It was recently described as Manis indoburmanica,^[1] but the oldest available name for the species is Manis aurita.^[2][3]

Indo Burmese pangolin Temporal range: 3.4–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ late Pliocene[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pholidota
Family:	Manidae
Genus:	Manis
Species:	M. aurita
Binomial name
Manis aurita B. H. Hodgson, 1836
Synonyms
Manis indoburmanica Wangmo et al., 2025

Description

The total body length is 70 cm.^[1]

Taxonomy

In 2025, the species was split from the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) under the newly described name Manis indoburmanica,^[1] however the name aurita Hodgson, 1836 has priority over indoburmanica.^[2]

Conservation

It is presumed to be critically endangered.^[4]