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The giant pangolin is the largest of all pangolin species. While its average mass has not been measured, one specimen was found to weigh between 30 kg (66 lb) and 40 kg (88 lb). [ 9 ] Males are larger than females, with male body lengths about 137 cm (54 in) to 180 cm (71 in) and females about 112.5 cm (44.3 in) to 136.5 cm (53.7 in). [ 9 ]
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
A pangolin can consume 140 to 200 g (5 to 7 oz) of insects per day. [35] Pangolins are an important regulator of termite populations in their natural habitats. [ 36 ]
Genus: Phataginus (Rafinesque, 1821) (African tree pangolin) Phataginus tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1766) (long-tailed pangolin) Phataginus tricuspis (Rafinesque, 1821) (tree pangolin) Subfamily: Smutsiinae (Gray, 1873) (large African pangolins) Genus: Smutsia (Gray, 1865) (African ground pangolin) Smutsia gigantea (Illiger, 1815) (giant pangolin)
The long-tailed pangolin is myrmecophagous, primarily feeding on ants. They are the only known species of pangolin known not to depend on termites as a large portion of their diet. Using their well-developed sense of smell, they seek out arboreal ant nests, then tear them open with their strong, curved claws.
Giant asian pangolin (Manis palaeojavanica ["ancient Javan pangolin"]), is an extinct species of pangolin (from genus Manis) that was native to Asia. [5] In 1926, E. Dubois described the bones of M. palaeojavanica discovered in Java. Later, Lord Medway excavated another set of bones at the Niah Caves in Malaysia.
African ground pangolin (Smutsia - "Smuts's animal") is a genus of pangolins from subfamily Smutsiinae within family Manidae. It was formerly considered a subgenus of genus Manis . [ 4 ] Its members are the more terrestrial of the African pangolins. [ 5 ]
The extant giant of this group is the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus), native to tropical South America. The top size for this species is 54 kg (119 lb), 0.55 m (1.8 ft) high at the shoulder and 1.6 m (5.2 ft) in length, although captive specimens can weigh up to 80 kg (180 lb). [63] [64]