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) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Manidae, Taxa Source White-bellied Pangolin (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: White-bellied pangolin
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Also known as the tree pangolin or three-cusped pangolin, it is the most common of the African forest pangolins.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = EN
View the Source2. 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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