Temminck's pangolin, also called the ground pangolin, ranges across savanna and woodland habitats of eastern and southern Africa and is the most terrestrial and wide-ranging of the African pangolins. It walks on its hind legs with its front claws held clear of the ground, digs burrows, and feeds on ants and termites, playing an important role in regulating insect populations. It is one of the pangolin species most often seized from illegal wildlife trade within Africa and, like the rest of its family, is considered threatened.
Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Manidae, Taxa Source Ground pangolin (Wikidata)
In Biome
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Botswana, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Eswatini, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Namibia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Zimbabwe, found in there.
Sources
1. Ground pangolin (Wikipedia)
article text (diet), EntityId 347487Quote, article text (diet), EntityId 347487
The ground pangolin is wholly myrmecophagous, meaning that they only feed on ants and termites.
2. GBIF Species API
3. Ground pangolin (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q28173017 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
- Child Taxon Of: Manidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- In Biome: Steppe, Introduction
View the Source 4. Temminck's Pangolin (Wikipedia)
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