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Sunda Pangolin
Sunda Pangolin
Manis javanica
Mammalia
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Stats

Lifespan
10-20 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Insectivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Southeast Asia
Movement
Walking
Breeding
Live Birth
Defense
Armor
Status
Critically Endangered

About

The Sunda pangolin is the only mammal covered head-to-tail in overlapping keratin scales, which it uses to curl into an impenetrable ball when threatened. Critically endangered, it holds the grim distinction of being the world's most trafficked wild mammal.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    newborn
    A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
  3. 3.
    adult
    Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Pholidota
Family
Manidae
Genus
Manis
Species
Manis javanica