Indo Burmese pangolin
| Indo Burmese pangolin Temporal range: late Pliocene
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pholidota |
| Family: | Manidae |
| Genus: | Manis |
| Species: | M. aurita
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| Binomial name | |
| Manis aurita B. H. Hodgson, 1836
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Manis aurita, the Indo-Burmese pangolin, is a pangolin in the family Manidae native to India, Myanmar, Nepal, and possibly Bhutan. It was recently described as Manis indoburmanica,[1] but the oldest available name for the species is Manis aurita.[2][3]
Description
The total body length is 70 cm.[1]
Taxonomy
In 2025, the species was split from the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) under the newly described name Manis indoburmanica,[1] however the name aurita Hodgson, 1836 has priority over indoburmanica.[2]
Conservation
It is presumed to be critically endangered.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Wangmo, Lenrik Konchok; Ghosh, Avijit; Dolker, Stanzin; Joshi, Bheem Dutt; Sharma, Lalit Kumar; Thakur, Mukesh (2025-01-07). "Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica): a novel phylogenetic species of pangolin evolved in Asia". Mammalian Biology. 105 (5): 691–698. doi:10.1007/s42991-024-00475-7. ISSN 1616-5047.
- ^ a b Zijlstra, Jelle S. (2025-04-25). "Manis aurita Hodgson 1837 as a valid species of pangolin: a comment to Wangmo et al. (2025)". Mammalian Biology. 105 (5): 699–701. doi:10.1007/s42991-025-00495-x. ISSN 1616-5047.
- ^ "Manis aurita • Indo-Burmese Pangolin". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ^ "There's a new species of pangolin — and illegal trade means it's already likely to be critically endangered - EIA". 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
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