Chinese Pangolin
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| Manis pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758 |
The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a pangolin that is found in north India, Nepal, Bhutan, possibly Bangladesh, across Myanmar to northern Indochina, through most of the southern China, including the islands of Hainan and Taiwan. The limits of its range are poorly defined. The Chinese pangolin has been referred to as the scaly anteater. It measures around 60 cm from head to body with an 18 cm tail. Sexual dimorphism is present in this species.
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- ^ Pangolin Specialist Group (1996). Manis pentadactyla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
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