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.
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.