| In contrast with the Xenarthra, the Old World Pholidota is not trophically diverse and contains only the myrmecophagous pangolins, or scaly anteaters. |
| Even if pangolins are the sister group of carnivores, aardwolves are well nested within Carnivora in the family Hyaenidae. |
| Interpreting the extreme similarity in anteaters and pangolins remains problematic due to lingering disagreement among phylogenetic hypotheses. |
| Like pangolins, aardvarks have a long, protrusile tongue and a gizzard-like stomach. |
| The skull of pangolins is smoothly conical, lacking the ridges and crests found on most mammalian crania. |
| In performance, the generic figures appear in groups to represent mainly dogs, pangolins, and antelopes. |
