Temminck’s pangolin
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Temminck’s pangolin is an African pangolin species known for its protective keratin scales and habit of rolling into a tight ball when threatened.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored mammal
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ pangolin species ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| behavior | solitary ⓘ |
| binomialName | Smutsia temminckii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | keratin scales ⓘ |
| commonName |
Cape pangolin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ground pangolin ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenseBehavior | rolls into a tight ball when threatened ⓘ |
| diet |
ants
ⓘ
termites ⓘ |
| distributionLimit | absent from dense equatorial rainforests ⓘ |
| family | Manidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | myrmecophagous ⓘ |
| foundIn |
savanna habitats
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semi-arid regions ⓘ thornveld habitats ⓘ woodland habitats ⓘ |
| genus | Smutsia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 3 to 4 months ⓘ |
| hasTail | yes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legalProtection | listed in CITES Appendix I ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to about 12 years ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Coenraad Jacob Temminck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
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central Africa ⓘ eastern Africa ⓘ southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offspringNumber | usually one pup ⓘ |
| order | Pholidota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to live young ⓘ |
| senses |
poor eyesight
ⓘ
well-developed sense of smell ⓘ |
| shelter |
uses abandoned aardvark burrows
ⓘ
uses burrows ⓘ |
| tailFunction |
balance
ⓘ
support when walking bipedally ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
bushmeat hunting
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ illegal wildlife trade ⓘ |
| tongueType | long sticky tongue ⓘ |
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