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Tree pangolin
Order : Pholidota
Family : Manidae
Species : Manis tricuspis
The Three-cusped pangolin, tree pangolin, white-bellied pangolin is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zambia
Facts about the tree pangolin
htm Kakamega Forest -- Ecology: The Tree Pangolin is present which is a semi-arboreal, nocturnal, solitary .
Manis tricuspis is known from Africa only: Senegal to western Kenya, and south to Zambia (Nowak, 1991). (Full text)
TNS Google MSN Manis tricuspis, the African tree pangolin, is one of seven extant pangolins or scaly anteaters. (Full text)
The African Tree Pangolin is becoming rare because of habitat destruction and fragmentation, as well as hunting for food, medicinal, and ritualistic purposes. (Full text)
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