Giant pangolin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the giant pangolin lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Smutsia gigantea
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Pholidota
Family	Manidae

Where does the giant pangolin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the giant pangolin in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the giant pangolin endangered?

The giant pangolin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the giant pangolin?

The giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) is a mammal in the order Pholidota and the family Manidae, genus Smutsia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the giant pangolin

The giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) is a species of pangolin from genus Smutsia of subfamily Smutsiinae within the family Manidae. It is the largest living species of pangolins. Members of the species inhabit Africa with a range stretching along the equator from West Africa to Uganda. It subsists almost entirely on ants and termites.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Giant pangolin (revision 1360678324), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q20085878 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).