''Plasmodium tyrio'' is a parasite of the genus '' Plasmodium''. As in all ''Plasmodium'' species, ''P. tyrio'' has both vertebrate and insect hosts. Its only known vertebrate host is the Chinese pangolin.
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by de Mello, Fernandes, Correia and Lobo in 1928.
Hosts
The only known host of this species is the Chinese pangolin (''Manis pentadactyla'').