The Sunda pangolin, also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin, is a species of pangolin in the family Manidae, its English name derived from the Malay word pengulin, meaning roller. It is native to Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, and the islands of Borneo, Java, Sumatra and the Lesser Sunda Islands, preferring forested primary, secondary and scrub habitats but also living in rubber and palm oil plantations; it is largely arboreal.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 1 Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status. Scientific Name Conservation Status Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceBody covered in brown scales 1 Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
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In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Manis javanica
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1. Sunda pangolin - Wikipedia
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The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica)
Conservation
The Sunda pangolin is currently considered to be critically endangered.
Description
The Sunda pangolin's scales are brown in color.
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It prefers forested primary, secondary and scrub forest habitats, but also lives in rubber and palm oil plantations.
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Like other pangolin species, the Sunda pangolin is hunted for its skin, scales, and meat, used in both clothing manufacturing and traditional medicine.
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As of 2016, all eight pangolin species are listed on CITES Appendix I, which prohibits commercial international trade of wild-caught specimens or their body parts.
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Wikidata: Sunda Pangolin
Wikidata Q269728, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Sunda pangolin (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, habitat (P2974): TerrestrialQuote, Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: PholidotaView the Source Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Manis javanica
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)In Biome: Savanna, Terrestrial BiomesQuote, In Biome: Savanna, Terrestrial Biomes
Habitat Regions tropical tropical Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest
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