Mammals > Pangolins
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Temminck’s Ground PangolinScientific Name: Smutsia temminckiiCategory: MammalsSubcategory: PangolinsSize: Total length: 39–55 in (100–140 cm); Tail length: 16–20 in (40–50 cm)Weight: 18–35 lb (8–16 kg)Lifespan: 15–20+ years in the...
Mammals > Pangolins
AT A GLANCECommon Name: White-bellied PangolinScientific Name: Phataginus tricuspisCategory: MammalsSubcategory: PangolinsSize: Head and body length: 14–18 in (35–45 cm); Prehensile tail: 18–24 in (45–60 cm)Weight: 3.3–5.5 lb (1.5–2.5 kg)Lifespan: 10–13 years in the...
Mammals > Pangolins
OverviewThe Giant Pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) is the largest, most formidable, and most anatomically astonishing extant species of the ancient mammalian order Pholidota. Prowling the nocturnal shadows of central and western Africa’s equatorial rainforests, this...
Mammals > Pangolins
OverviewThe Ground Pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), also revered across Africa as Temminck’s pangolin or the Cape pangolin, is one of the world’s most evolutionary distinct, heavily armored, and enigmatic mammals. Belonging to the ancient order Pholidota,...
Mammals > Pangolins
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Sunda PangolinScientific Name: Manis javanicaCategory: MammalsSubcategory: PangolinsSize: Total length: 31–43 in (79–110 cm); Head-and-body: 16–26 in (40–65 cm); Tail length: 14–22 in (35–56 cm)Weight: 8.8–22.0 lb (4.0–10.0 kg); verified large...
