Order Pholidota Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 530 531 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Manis (Phataginus) tricuspis Rafinesque 1821 Manis (Phataginus) tricuspis Rafinesque 1821 , Ann. Sci. Phys. Brux., 7: 215 . Type Locality: West Africa, " Guinee ." . Vernacular Names: Tree Pangolin . Subspecies: : Subspecies Manis (Phataginus) tricuspis subsp. tricuspis Rafinesque 1821 Subspecies Manis (Phataginus) tricuspis subsp. mabirae Allen and Loveridge 1942 Distribution: Equatorial Africa from Senegal to W Kenya , south to NW Zambia and SW Angola ; NE Mozambique ; Bioko ( Equatorial Guinea ). Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Subgenus Phataginus . Meester (1972 a :2) recognized two subspecies. Includes tridentata described from "coastal Mozambique "; see Ansell (1982:35) .