Phataginus
African tree pangolin ("Phataginus") is a genus of African pangolins from subfamily small African pangolins (Phatagininae), within family Manidae. Its members are the more arboreal of the African pangolins. The number of illegally trafficked pangolins from genus "Phataginus" were at least a shocking 895,000 from the years 2010 to 2019. The animal is hunted and poached for its scales and meat and is often used for the making of traditional medicine in places such as China and Vietnam. Attempts are still being made to help protect these mammals from trafficking and extinction, unfortunately their slow reproduction rate isn't  much of assistance to this effort. Currently the tree pangolin is listed as vulnerable. All of the pangolins species have been listed as vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered. Etymology. Constantine Rafinesque (1821) formed the Neo-Latin generic name "Phataginus" from the French term "phatagin", adopted by Count Buffon (1763) after the reported local name "phatagin" or "phatagen" used in the East Indies. Phylogeny. Phylogenetic position of genus "Phataginus" within family Manidae.