Critically EndangeredSunda Pangolin
Manis javanica
13 countries34 parks
Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 6 species of pangolin, in the family Manidae.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
6 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Recorded in 42 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It is the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world.
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When threatened it rolls into a tight ball armoured by its scales.
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It eats almost nothing but ants and termites, caught on its long sticky tongue.
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It is one of two pangolins listed as EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered) and among the most illegally trafficked animals in the world.
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It eats nothing but ants and termites, dug out of their nests with its powerful claws.
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Its population has fallen by more than 80% in three generations.
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It is the largest pangolin in the world and can dig burrows several metres deep with its powerful front claws.
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It walks on its hind legs, body upright and tail as a counterweight, keeping its front claws off the ground so as not to wear them down.
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Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 6.
