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Manis pentadactyla
Chinese pangolin is a mammal associated with forests and grasslands. It is carnivorous and usually solitary. Wild populations are extremely limited and require strict protection and recovery work.
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Its range is represented here by the Palearctic and the Indomalayan realm, where it uses forests and grasslands. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical length 48-90 cm, weight 2 kg-7 kg. It has a small agile rodent-like build, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is mostly active at night and usually solitary. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is carnivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in forests and grasslands, so movements often follow available food resources.
As a mammal, it gives birth to live young, and the mother nurses them in cover or within the social group.
Recorded scientifically as Manis pentadactyla. Wild populations are extremely limited and require strict protection and recovery work. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
