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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.
The generic name, Lishulong, combines the Mandarin Chinese words 栗樹/栗树(lìshù)—meaning "chestnut tree"—after the name of the type locality, with 龍/龙 (lóng), meaning "dragon". The specific name , wangi , honors Wang Zheng-Ju, the discoverer of Lufengpithecus , for his contribution to vertebrate paleontology in Lufeng.
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. They have large, hardened, keratin scales which cover their skin, and long claws which they use for digging or climbing trees.
Pangolin scales and flesh are used as ingredients for various traditional Chinese medicine preparations. [89] While no scientific evidence exists for the efficacy of those practices, and they have no logical mechanism of action , [ 90 ] [ 91 ] [ 92 ] their popularity still drives the black market for animal body parts, despite concerns about ...
Sunda pangolin. 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. Sunda pangolin, M. javanica CR [43] Chinese pangolin, M. pentadactyla CR [44]
All species of living pangolin had been assigned to the genus Manis until the late 2000s, when research prompted the splitting of extant pangolins into three genera: Manis, Phataginus, and Smutsia. [ 5 ] [ 9 ]
The Taiwanese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla), also known as the Formosan pangolin, is a subspecies of the Chinese pangolin that is native to Taiwan. Its population has largely declined over the past few decades, mainly due to the threat of poaching and illegal trading of their valuable scales and meat.
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)