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  2. Pangolin - Wikipedia

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    A coat of armour made of gilded pangolin scales from India, presented in 1875–76 to the then Prince of Wales, the later Edward VII. As a result of increasing threats to pangolins, mainly in the form of illegal, international trade in pangolin skin, scales, and meat, these species have received increasing conservation attention in recent years ...

  3. List of pholidotans - Wikipedia

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    Manidae species of different genera; from top-left, clockwise: ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis), and Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) Pholidota is an order of placental mammals in the Pholidotamorpha clade. A member of this order is called a pholidotan or a pangolin.

  4. Ground pangolin - Wikipedia

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    African species females usually birth only one offspring, but litters of three have been observed in Asian species. When born, a pangolin has soft, pale scales, which begin to harden by the second day. [6] The young are usually about 6 in (15 cm) long and about 12 oz (340.19 g) at birth.

  5. Scale (zoology) - Wikipedia

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    Scale-covered Indian pangolin. An example of a scaled mammal is the pangolin. Its scales are made of keratin and are used for protection, similar to an armadillo's armor. They have been convergently evolved, being unrelated to mammals' distant reptile-like ancestors (since therapsids lost scales), except that they use a similar gene.

  6. Chinese pangolin - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. More than a ton of endangered pangolin scales seized in Thailand

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    The pangolin scales, which have an estimated price of around 40,000 baht ($1,129) per kilogram, are suspected to have been brought from Malaysia to Thailand, to be transported to Laos.

  8. Scaly-foot gastropod - Wikipedia

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    The Kairei Vent Field is under a license to Germany (2015–2030), the Longqi Vent Field to China (2011–2026). As of 2017, no conservation measures are proposed or in place for any of the three sites. [20] It has been listed as an endangered species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species since July 4, 2019. [1]

  9. Long-tailed pangolin - Wikipedia

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    The tip of the tail is bare and contains a sensory pad that allows the individual to seek out and grip branches. They do not have teeth, while the tongue is very long. The abdomen, underside of the limbs, and face are covered in dark fur instead of scales. [5] The long-tailed pangolin is the only diurnal pangolin species. [citation needed]