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Ground pangolin
Order : Pholidota
Family : Manidae
Species : Manis temminckii
The Cape pangolin, ground pangolin, scaly anteater, south african pangolin, temminck's ground pangolin is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Facts about the ground pangolin
The ground pangolin is an endangered species found only in the tropical regions of Africa.
The heavy specie of the Giant ground Pangolin is up to a meter long and tail is about a meter long.
The Temminck's Pangolin (Manis temminckii) is one of four species of pangolin which can be found in Africa and the only one in southern and eastern Africa. (Full text)
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genus Manis
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