Educational resources on Giant Pangolin

Giant Pangolin or Manis gigantea is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Giant Pangolin

Academic web links for the Giant Pangolin.

ADW: Manis gigantea: Information
Male body length is about 140 cm; female about 125 cm. Manis gigantea is the largest of its genus, giving it the name "giant pangolin." It is covered with large, thick scales and
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Manis_gigantea.html

ADW: Pholidota: Pictures
Indian pangolin Manis crassicaudata: giant pangolin Manis gigantea: Malayan pangolin Manis javanica : Chinese pangolin Manis pentadactyla: ground pangolin
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Pholidota.html

ADW: Manis: Pictures
Indian pangolin Manis crassicaudata: giant pangolin Manis gigantea: Malayan pangolin Manis javanica : Chinese pangolin Manis pentadactyla: ground pangolin
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Manis.html

ADW: Manis_gigantea.jpg
What's in a Scientific Name? Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names Name, Rank ... Manis gigantea (giant pangolin)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/Grzimek_mammals/Pholidota_Manidae/Manis...

ADW: Manis gigantea: Classification
Manis gigantea (giant pangolin) ...
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Manis_gigantea.html

ADW: Manis gigantea: Pictures
Manis gigantea (giant pangolin)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Manis_gigantea.html

Comparative Placentation
Only one set of twins has ever been reported and that was of the giant pangolin, but reproduction in captivity has been rare for all pangolin species.
placentation.ucsd.edu/pangolinfs.htm

Mammal Species of the World - Browse: gigantea
Giant Pangolin: Type Locality: Not indicated. Distribution: Senegal to W Kenya, south to Rwanda, C Dem. Rep. Congo and SW Angola. Status: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13900011

19. Salonga-Lukenie-Sankuru Landscape
Other species of part icular interest are the forest elephant Loxodonta africana cyclotis , the bongo Tragelaphus euryceros , the giant pangolin Manis ( Smutsia) gigantea and the
carpe.umd.edu/resources/Documents/Salonga_SOF2006.pdf

ADW: Manis: Classification
... Manis gigantea (giant pangolin)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Manis.html