Chinese pangolin
Manis pentadactyla
Critically endangeredPhoto: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters · CC BY 2.0
Mammalinsectivore
The Chinese pangolin is a scaly mammal that curls into a ball when threatened. It lives in forests and grasslands across southern China, northern India, and Southeast Asia. Its populations have dropped sharply due to illegal hunting for its scales and meat.
- Its wild numbers fell by over 80% in just 21 years.
- Poachers target it for the illegal wildlife trade.
- Rolls into an armored ball to protect itself from predators.
ForestGrasslandAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Manis pentadactyla
- Habitat
- Forest, Grassland
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- insectivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered (CR)
