#manidae

[mammalianmammals]

African Black-bellied Pangolin or Long-tailed Pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla), family Manidae, in the order Pholidota, found in the rainforests of central Africa

Vulnerable.

photograph by Michael Lorentz

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Chinese pangolin

Have you seen the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onSep 12, 2025

[hurglewurm]

a sweet pango by popular demand (i went for the african ground pangolin, smutsia temminckii, because he walk on two legs and that amuses me)

[daily-xenarthra-posting]

Indian Pangolin, photographed by Neil D'Cruze, (source)

[podartists]

Four-toed manis (Manis tetradactyla) | The Naturalist's Miscellany v.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Pangolins are very aptly named! Their common name comes from a Malay word, pengguling, meaning “one who rolls into a ball”, though today they are known as tenggiling in Standard Malay.

(Image: A Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis) by Roger Dolorosa)

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[terranlifeform]

Ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique

Bart Wursten

[animalids]

Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata)

Photo by Noor Hussain