Indian pangolin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Indian pangolin lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Manis crassicaudata
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Pholidota
Family	Manidae

Where does the Indian pangolin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indian pangolin in 1 country or territory across Asia.

India

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 Indian pangolin endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Indian pangolin?

The Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is a mammal in the order Pholidota and the family Manidae, genus Manis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Indian pangolin

The Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), also called thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater, is a pangolin native to the Indian subcontinent.

Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings. It can also curl itself into a ball as self-defence against predators such as the tiger.

It is an insectivore feeding on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs. It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.

It is not common anywhere in its range, and is threatened by hunting for its meat and various body parts used in traditional medicine.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indian pangolin (revision 1381276701), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q752467 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).