The white-bellied pangolin, also called the tree pangolin, lives in the rainforests of West and Central Africa and is the most arboreal of the African pangolins, using its prehensile tail to move and rest in trees. It feeds on ants and termites found in tree bark, foliage, and on the ground, and is mostly solitary and active at night. It is believed to be the pangolin species most frequently trafficked out of Africa and is classified as Endangered.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Manidae, Taxa Source White-bellied Pangolin (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: White-bellied pangolin
Source Wikipedia: White-bellied pangolin
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row for Manis tricuspis, Diet-Inv to Diet-PlantO columns
Manis tricuspis Manidae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MamFuncDat.txt row for this species, Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular and Activity-Diurnal columns
Manis tricuspis Manidae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC S A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 2066.67 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt row for this species, BodyMass-Value column (grams)
Manis tricuspis Manidae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC S A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 2066.67 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: White-bellied pangolin
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Also known as the tree pangolin or three-cusped pangolin, it is the most common of the African forest pangolins.
Use by humans
The white-bellied pangolin is subject to widespread and often intensive exploitation for bushmeat and traditional medicine, and is by far the most common of the pangolins found in African bushmeat markets.
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generally nocturnal
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In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Section: Range and habitat; begins "It is found in lowland tropical moist forests (b"
It is found in lowland tropical moist forests (both primary and secondary), as well as savanna/forest mosaics.
In Biome: Savanna, Section: Range and habitat; begins "It is found in lowland tropical moist forests (b"
It is found in lowland tropical moist forests (both primary and secondary), as well as savanna/forest mosaics.
View the Source3. White-bellied Pangolin (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q28173138 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Manidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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