The tree pangolin (Manis tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolin ("scaly anteater") and is native to equatorial Africa. Also known as the white-bellied pangolin or three-cusped pangolin, it is the most common of the African forest pangolins.
The tree pangolin belongs to the Subgenus Phataginus and some authorities elevate Phataginus to genus status. Two subspecies were recognized in 1972 by Meester:
The tree pangolin ranges from Gui...
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The tree pangolin (Manis tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolin ("scaly anteater") and is native to equatorial Africa. Also known as the white-bellied pangolin or three-cusped pangolin, it is the most common of the African forest pangolins.
The tree pangolin belongs to the Subgenus Phataginus and some authorities elevate Phataginus to genus status. Two subspecies were recognized in 1972 by Meester:
The tree pangolin ranges from Guinea through Sierra Leone and much of West Africa to Central Africa as far east as extreme southwestern Kenya and north-western Tanzania. To the south it extends to northern Angola and north-western Zambia. It has been found on the Atlantic island of Bioko, but there are no confirmed records of a presence in Senegal, The Gambia or Guinea-Bissau.
Tree pangolins are semi-arboreal and generally nocturnal. They are found in lowland tropical moist forests (both primary and secondary), as well as savanna/forest mosaics. They probably adapt to some...
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