Long-tailed pangolin

Long-tailed pangolin
Individual at Dzanga-Sangha Reserve in the Central African Republic
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pholidota
Family: Manidae
Genus: Phataginus
Species:
P. tetradactyla
Binomial name
Phataginus tetradactyla
Long-tailed pangolin range
Synonyms
  • Manis tetradactyla Linnaeus, 1766
  • Uromanis tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1766)
  • Manis africana Desmarest, 1822
  • Manis ceonyx Rafinesque, 1820
  • Manis hessi Noack, 1889

The long-tailed pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla), also called the African black-bellied pangolin or ipi,[4] is a diurnal, arboreal pangolin species belonging to the family Manidae, in the order Pholidota. They feed on ants rather than termites. The common names for this species stem from physical characteristics, such as the extremely long tail or the dark hairs that cover the underside of their bodies and limbs. Pangolin comes from the Malay word pengguling, meaning “something that rolls up”.

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