| In the echidna, anteaters, and pangolins, there are qualitative differences in tongue construction. |
| The orbital cavity, which houses the eyes, is relatively short, similar to the situation in pangolins and armadillos. |
| Even if pangolins are the sister group of carnivores, aardwolves are well nested within Carnivora in the family Hyaenidae. |
| Some mammals, like tree pangolins and tamanduas eat arboreal ants and termites. |
| In contrast with the Xenarthra, the Old World Pholidota is not trophically diverse and contains only the myrmecophagous pangolins, or scaly anteaters. |
| Like pangolins, aardvarks have a long, protrusile tongue and a gizzard-like stomach. |
