SANBI IDentifyIt - Species Pangolins Family MANIDAE NEMBA Status Vulnerable CITES Listing Appendix I Geographic location / distribution Africa and Asia Physical characteristics Body covered in hard, rounded, sharp-edged scales; short legs with four large, strong, curved claws; conical / cone- shaped head; very longue tongue; long prehensile (grasping) tail; no scales on snout, eyes, ears, belly and inside surface of legs; curls into a ball when threatened; scale colour ranges from dark brown to russet to brownish yellow. The scales of a newborn pangolin are soft but start hardening by the second day. Traded parts, derivatives and products Live animals, frozen whole animals, scales, leather, foetus, bushmeat and medicine. Threats Hunting and trade Other related species Giant Pangolin (Manis gigantea) Tree Pangolin (Manis tricuspis) Photographer: Rajesh Kumar Mohapatra and Sudarsan Panda Photographer: Marco Tonoli Pangolin species. Copyright/Website: Environment Canada Pangolin trade. Dead Pangolins. Copyright/Website: TRAFFIC Frozen pangolins. Copyright/Website: http://thestar.com.my Photographer: Masteraah, Wikimedia Commons Scales. Copyright/Website: http://thestar.com.my Smuggled pangolins. Photographer: Dan Bennett Pangolin Stew - Ivory coast. Copyright/Website: http://2.bp.blogspot.jpg Pangolin belly. Copyright/Website: www.bangladeshcotton.org Pangolin - very long tongue. Copyright/Website: www.sandiegozoo.org Pangolin claws. Copyright/Website: http://bushwarriors.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/pangolin-claws Pangolin descaling. Copyright/Website: TRAFFIC Pangolin baby. Copyright/Website: TRAFFIC Pangolin scales. Copyright/Website: TRAFFIC Pangolin foetuses. Copyright/Website: TRAFFIC Pangolin skin. Copyright/Website: www.congo-pages.org/BOMA/Pics/roasted_pangolin Pangolin leather. Copyright/Website: http://forum.purseblog.com Copyright © 2017. All rights reserved..