Malayan Pangolin
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| Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822 |
The Malayan Pangolin Manis javanica is a variety of pangolin found in South-East Asia (Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore).
- Skin of feet is granular
- Pads on the front feet
- 30 tail scale
Closely related to the chinese pangolin, although the Malayan species is larger, lighter in colour and has shorter foreclaws.
Main Predators: Tiger, Clouded Leopard.
Distribution: Borneo, Cambodia, Java, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore.
[edit] References
- Pangolin Specialist Group (1996). Manis javanica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006.
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