The Philippine pangolin is found only on the island of Palawan and its surrounding smaller islands in the Philippines, making it one of the most range-restricted pangolin species. It resembles the closely related Sunda pangolin but is somewhat smaller, and it forages both on the ground and in trees for ants and termites using its long sticky tongue. Confined to a small area and targeted heavily by poachers supplying the scale trade, it is classified as Critically Endangered.
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Scientific Name Conservation Status Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Manidae, Taxa Source Philippine Pangolin (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Philippine Pangolin (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1339663 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Manidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Philippine Pangolin
WikipediaSpeciesbox infobox, conservation status parameterQuote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = CR
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