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The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a pangolin native to the northern Indian subcontinent, northern parts of Southeast Asia and southern China.It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2014, as the wild population is estimated to have declined by more than 80% in three pangolin generations, equal to 21 years.
Indian pangolin in Gir forest, Gujarat An early illustration of the "alungu" from Tharangambadi, 1768 The Indian pangolin is a solitary, shy, slow-moving, nocturnal mammal. [ 3 ] It is about 84–122 cm (33–48 in) long from head to tail, the tail usually being 33–47 cm (13–19 in) long, and weighs 10–16 kg (22–35 lb).
Ground pangolin in defensive posture Indian pangolin defending itself against Asiatic lions. Most pangolins are nocturnal animals [33] which use their well-developed sense of smell to find insects. The long-tailed pangolin is also active by day, while other species of pangolins spend most of the daytime sleeping, curled up into a ball ...
In 2020, the Chinese government removed pangolin scales from its list of approved ingredients for TCM, after acknowledging the devastating effects of “resources exhaustion” on the species ...
They are distributed throughout Africa, the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia, and are usually found in habitats such as savannas, forests, grasslands and shrublands. Pholidotans range in size from the giant pangolin, at 30 kg (66 lb) and 68 cm (27 in) in length, to the tree pangolin, at only 2.3 kg (5.1 lb) and 34 cm (13 in) in length.
ZSL Pangolin Conservation ; Pangolin: Wildlife summary from the African Wildlife Foundation; Tree of Life of Pholidota; National Geographic video of a pangolin; Proceedings of the Workshop on Trade and Conservation of Pangolins Native to South and Southeast Asia (PDF)
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Manis crassicaudata (Indian pangolin) Manis pentadactyla (Chinese pangolin) †Manis hungarica †Manis lydekkeri; Subgenus: Paramanis. Manis culionensis (Philippine pangolin) Manis javanica (Sunda pangolin) Manis mysteria [8] [9] †Manis palaeojavanica (Giant asian pangolin)