One of the 6 pangolins on WAnimals
Mammals · Pholidota · Manidae
Giant Pangolin
Smutsia gigantea
Endangered
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
The giant pangolin is a pholidote of the family Manidae. It is distributed across Africa in a band along the equator extending from West Africa to Uganda. The giant pangolin is the largest pangolin species, hence its name. It feeds mainly on ants and termites, which it catches with its long tongue. The species was first described by Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger in 1815 and no subspecies are known.
Weight
30 kg – 40 kg
Size
80 cm – 1 m
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
