#phataginus

[podartists]

The Four-Toed Manis by George Shaw

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[silkysealion]

Long-tailed pangolin/ipi - phataginus tetradactyla

📍Sub-Saharan Africa

🌡️Vulnerable

[covenawhite66]

Pangolins are the most trafficked animal in the world, according to the outlet, which noted 23.5 tonnes (nearly 26 tons) of pangolins and their body parts were bought and sold in 2021 and that one million pangolins have been poached in the last 10 years. The giant ground pangolin is endangered.

The giant ground pangolin reemerged in Kenya in 2018, the first time the scaly creature had been spotted in 47 years.

Asian pangolins:

Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) – Critically Endangered

Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) – Critically Endangered

Palawan pangolin (Manis culionensis) – Critically Endangered

Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) – Endangered

African pangolins:

White-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) – Endangered

Giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) – Endangered

Ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) – Vulnerable

Black-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla) – Vulnerable

[vampeatscrystals]

moon signs as dumb shit my friends and I have said over discord

aries moon: “if you wanna get my bestie off then you have to listen to seven hours of nightcore and answer my riddles three and then you may get approved within five to seven business days.”

taurus moon: “BITCH GET UP AND TREAT YOURSELF TO THE BEAUTY OF LIFE” “THE BEAUTY OF LIFE IS SLEEP”

gemini moon: “now I just need to make sure that my animal secret agent nemisis is still in his cage after my evil monologue—oh fuck. y’all ain’t gonna believe this.”

cancer moon: “I have a bad joke.” “Is it about my bazoingas?”

leo moon: “I do actually sing when I get my blood drawn” “ARE YOU REBECCA PARAM? HAVE YOU BEEN LYING TO ME ALL THESE YEARS???” “YOU’LL NEVER KNOW MY TRUE IDENTITY”

virgo moon: “NO I’VE BEEN KOMAEDA’D”

libra moon: *sends a gif of the Iluna boys with minecraft fire and rainbow text that says “your mom”* “WRONG CHAT JSHSHHSHS” “CORRECT CHAT”

scorpio moon: “NONE of you are allowed to play hollow knight. I’m scared you’ll fuck the shade lord.” *sends a pic in chat* “yeah I’d bone” “I SWEAR”

saggitarius moon: “DO YOU KNOW HOW JARRING IT IS TO BE TALKING ABOUT HOMEWORK AND THEN HEAR YOU GO: Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters,

[5] are mammals of the order Pholidota (/foli

"doute/, from Ancient Greek Qo^idwtós - "clad in scales"). [6] The one extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: Manis, Phataginus, and Smutsia.

Manis comprises the four species found in Asia, while Phataginus and Smutsia include two species each, all found in sub-Saharan Africa.[7] These species range in size from 30 to 100 cm (12 to 39 in). A number of extinct pangolin species are also known.”

capricorn moon: “My dad’s house is veryyy…HGTV-core”

aquarius moon: “AUGH tysm <3” “read this as au-tism”

pisces moon: “pizza Wednesday let’s go boys” “WHEN DID IT BECOME WEDNESDAY????”

[iicraft505]

Long-tailed pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla)

@ Mehdi

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Tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis). This one is a baby!

[the-last-outpost]

White-bellied Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) at the San Diego Zoo #worldpangolinday https://www.instagram.com/p/CoznhnvOlwu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-faunal-frontier]

Phataginus tetradactyla - Black-Bellied Pangolin

[bonesthedestroyeroflegos]

For the results of this week’s live stream I have two more watercolor mammals for you! A long-tailed pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla) and an aardvark (Orycteropus afer).

It was my first time painting scales and I definitely think I need to refine my process a bit more.

If you want to see more check out my twitch at https://m.twitch.tv/bonesthedestroyeroflegos

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[lovingexotics]

Long Tailed Pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla Source: Here

[antiqueanimals]

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol. 11, Mammals II. 1972.

1.) Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata)

2.) Tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis)

3.) Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica)

4.) Long-tailed pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla)

5.) Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)

6.) Giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea)

7.) Ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii)

[themonsterblogofmonsters]

Purple Pangolin / Royal Pangolin / Phataginus purpurea

Native to Africa, the Royal Pangolin comes in a number of shades of purple, from a reddish mauve, to pale lilac, to an imperial shade - hence it’s name. Like the non-magical Pangolins of it’s genus it is incredibly small and is largely arboreal, which aids it given it’s general lack of camouflage. The creatures are insectivorous, eating magical and non-magical insects, and not limiting themselves to only one or two species as their mundane cousins do.

Royal Pangolins have been variously endangered for many years; their scales, which occasionally shed, are known for producing an incredibly popular purple dye. Before the advent of artificial dyes, purple dye was expensive, harvested from Murex snails, and known for a frightful stench. The scales of Royal Pangolins, however, held an intense amount of pigment, and no such stench when used to dye fabric, and so the creatures were hunted - as only shed scales were not enough to feed the wixen love of purple clothes.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, these creatures were rapidly endangered. In recent years, attempts have been made to institute protected reserves for them, but with encroaching muggles this has become dangerously difficult, and many African wixes have begun to suggest creating large territories in folded space, in which to hide some of the more endangered (and troublesome) of their magical fauna.

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(Genus Phataginus is an actual real genus of Pangolin, containing two species both of which are native to Africa. Read more Here. I hate that I have to include this but PLEASE DO NOT DELETE THE IMAGE SOURCES OR MY CAPTION.)

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A female white-bellied pangolin is seen at a pangolin sanctuary in St. Augustine, Florida. EdgeOfMidnight / Wikimedia Commons / CC by 4.0

peopleforpangolins  - From one of our photographer contributors  @seanmdenny - a young #treepangolin that he encountered while living in #cameroon

Excerpt from this story from EcoWatch:

The white-bellied pangolin is one of eight evolutionary distinct pangolin species split equally between Africa and Asia. They're among the very few mammals with scales and have a tongue that, when pulled out of its cavity, is longer than their entire body, which measures about 30 inches. These gentle and somewhat quirky animals should be celebrated, but instead they're often killed for their unique scales, believed in some cultures to harbor medicinal properties.

Species Name:

White-bellied pangolin, also known as the tree or three-cusped pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis)

Description:

White-bellied pangolins look like armadillos, except that they have scales, not rings. They get their name from the white patch on their bellies, one of the few areas not covered in scales. These scales are made of keratin and overlap each other, acting as the animals' main defense against predation. With the help of their long tongues, these toothless mammals feed almost exclusively on ants and termites and roll into a ball when threatened. Adults usually grow to about 3-4 pounds.

Where It's Found:

Tropical lowland forests and secondary forests in 23 west, central and east African countries make good habitat. These pangolins also live in savanna-forest mosaic and dense woodlands.

IUCN Red List Status:

Although no formal population estimate exists for white-bellied pangolins across their range, the species was recently reclassified from vulnerable to endangered to reflect the increasing magnitude of threats to their survival.