Manis Javanica

Manis Javanica. The primary threat to Manis javanica is hunting and poaching for international trade both targeted and untargeted and which is largely driven by export trade to China involving live animals their meat and scales (Challender 2011 Pantel and Chin 2009) Local use also comprises a threat though evidence suggests this is now largely forgone in favour of international trade given the high.

The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) is widely distributed in Southeast Asia from Myanmar Thailand Laos PDR Cambodia and Vietnam throughout Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to Borneo Sumatra and Java and surrounding islands There is uncertainty over its distribution in China A mediumsized mammal the species reaches a total length of 140 Author Ju Lian Chong Ju Lian Chong Elisa Panjang Elisa Panjang Elisa Panjang Daniel Willcox Helen C Cited by Publish Year 2020.

Sunda pangolin ( Manis javanica ) Danau Girang Field Center

AboutDistributionHabitat and EcologyPangolins are the world’s most trafficked mammal The species is heavily hunted both within China and its other range states for its meat which is considered a delicacy as well as for its skin and scales which are used in traditional Chinese medicine Sunda pangolins or scaly anteaters are a group of unusual mammals with tough protective keratin scales They have convergently developed many features that other ant or termite eating species share – such as long powerful claws for ripping open ant and termite nests and a long thin sticky tongue which can measure up to 40 cm in length for scooping up its prey Despite these shared characteristics they are not closely related to species such as aardvarks or anteaters with the 8 species of pangolin being the only members of their family Pholidota and also their family Manidae One of the closest relative to the pangolin is the mongoose and they last shared a common ancestor around 75 million years ago! 1 OrderPholidota 2 The Sunda pangolins’ range covers much of mainland Southeast Asia from southern Myanmar through central and southern Lao PDR much of Thailand central and southern Vietnam Cambodia to Peninsular Malaysia to Sumatra Java and adjacent islands (Indonesia) to Borneo (Malaysia Indonesia Brunei) This pangolin has been found in primary and secondary forest and in cultivated areas including gardens and plantations including near human settlements Like other pangolins they are nocturnal solitary and a specialised feeder on ants and termites with their long sticky tongues They sleep in hollows either in or at the base of trees rather than excavating their own burrows in soil.

Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica EDGE of Existence

The Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica) has a sweet name but it doesn’t have a sweet fate In Indonesian language Manis literally means sweet The high wealth of biodiversity in Indonesia makes this country becomes the home for distribution and market sales of endangered and highvalue wildlife.

Photo Ark Home Sunda Pangolin National Geographic Society

The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin is a species of pangolin It is found throughout Southeast Asia including Myanmar Thailand Cambodia Laos Malaysia Singapore Vietnam and the islands of Borneo Java Sumatra and the Lesser Sunda Islands Class Order Kingdom Phylum.