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The Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), also called thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater, is a pangolin native to the Indian subcontinent. [2] Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.
Pangolin parts are also used for medicinal purposes in other Asian countries such as India, Nepal and Pakistan. In some parts of India and Nepal, locals believe that wearing the scales of a pangolin can help prevent pneumonia. [98] Pangolin scales have also been used for medicinal purposes in Malaysia, Indonesia and northern Myanmar.
The Chinese pangolin has a prehensile tail Chinese pangolin skeleton on display at the Museum of Osteology. The Chinese pangolin has the appearance of a scaly anteater. Its scales are typically grayish blue. Its head and body measure about 40–58 cm (16–23 in) and its tail measures about 25–38 cm (9.8–15.0 in). [5]
The silky anteater occurs from Veracruz and Oaxaca in Mexico south to Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes and to Brazil and Bolivia east of the Andes. An additional disjunct population also exists in northwestern Brazil. [17] Anteater habitats include dry tropical forests, rainforests, grasslands, and savannas. The silky anteater is ...
Giant pangolin. S. gigantea Illiger, 1815: Central and East Africa (current range in light brown) Size: 67–81 cm (26–32 in) long, with a 58–68 cm (23–27 in) long tail and a weight of 30 kg (66 lb) [2] Habitat: Forest and savanna [13] Diet: Eats mainly ants and termites, and sometimes other insects [13] EN unknown [13] Ground pangolin
However you define them, anteaters are fascinating creatures. The answer is either five continents or only in the Western Hemisphere. However you define them, anteaters are fascinating creatures. ...
The order Pholidota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater species. Family: Manidae. Genus: Manis. Chinese pangolin, M. pentadactyla CR
The tree pangolin [4] (Phataginus tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolins ("scaly anteaters"), and is native to equatorial Africa. Also known as the white-bellied pangolin or three-cusped pangolin , it is the most common of the African forest pangolins.