African tree pangolin (Phataginus) is a genus of African pangolins from subfamily Phatagininae, within family Manidae. Its members are the more arboreal of the African pangolins.

From 2010 to 2019, at least 895,000 pangolins from the genus Phataginus were illegally trafficked. The animal is hunted and poached for its scales and meat, and is often used in making traditional medicine in places such as China