Pangolins (order Pholidota) Genome sequencing and assembly. Pholidota

Pangolins (order Pholidota), consisting of eight extant species, are the worlds most trafficked wild mammals. This places them under large extinction pressure. With only a few pangolin species having genomic data associated with them, we acquired and provide the full genome assemblies of five additional species to complete the genomic profile for Pholidota for its conservation. These species include: Manis crassicaudata (Indian pangolin), Manis culionensis (Philippine pangolin), Phataginus tetradactyla (black-bellied pangolin), Smutsia temminckii (Temminck's pangolin) and Smutsia gigantea (Giant pangolin). The latter species genome (Smutsia gigantea) is an annotated, full reference genome assembly based on hybrid short and long read sequencing which will be a pivotal reference for the Smutsia genus. These data were used in a publication to deepen our understanding of the evolution, demographic history and genomic diversity of all pangolin species as well as identify possible markers to aid in the forensic and conservation management endeavors for the order.

穿山甲（鳞甲目Pholidota）现存共8个物种，是全球走私最为猖獗的野生哺乳动物，因此面临极大的灭绝压力。目前仅有少数穿山甲物种拥有相关基因组数据，本研究获取并公开了另外5个物种的全基因组组装结果，以完善鳞甲目的基因组图谱，助力其保护工作。所涉及的物种分别为：印度穿山甲（Manis crassicaudata）、菲律宾穿山甲（Manis culionensis）、黑腹穿山甲（Phataginus tetradactyla）、泰曼穿山甲（Smutsia temminckii）以及大穿山甲（Smutsia gigantea）。其中大穿山甲的基因组是基于短读长与长读长混合测序构建的注释版全参考基因组组装结果，将作为穿山甲属（Smutsia）的关键参考基因组。本数据集已用于相关学术出版物，旨在加深学界对所有穿山甲物种的演化历程、种群历史及基因组多样性的理解，并筛选可用于该类群法医鉴定与保护管理的潜在分子标记。