Tree Pangolin
Manis tricuspis
Phataginus tricuspis
Phataginus tricuspis
Where is it found?
Rainforests
Diet and foraging method
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They forage on the ground, using their sense of smell to find prey's nests, and lick insects up with their long tongue.
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Key adaptations
Tree Pangolins have a long tail that is used to provide support and balance. Their prehensile tail and claws also help them climb trees. They have no teeth so can't chew their food. Instead, the gut is lined with thin scales that grind up the food as the stomach churns.
Social organisation and mating system
Solitary
Monogamous
Did you know that...?
Tree Pangolins swallow grit and pebbles as they eat to help grind up food in the stomach.
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Manis tricuspis San Diego Zoo 03.2012" by Николай Усик / http://paradoxusik.livejournal.com/ - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manis_tricuspis_San_Diego_Zoo_03.2012.jpg#/media/File:Manis_tricuspis_San_Diego_Zoo_03.2012.jpg
"ManisTricuspis" by British Museum - http://www.archive.org/details/guidetogalleries00britrich. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ManisTricuspis.jpg#/media/File:ManisTricuspis.jpg
"EB1911 Pangolin" by R. E. H.; engraved by C. Butterworth - Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed.), v. 18, p. 211 (see also 11th ed., v. 20, p. 677).. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EB1911_Pangolin.jpg#/media/File:EB1911_Pangolin.jpg
"Manis tricuspis San Diego Zoo 03.2012" by Николай Усик / http://paradoxusik.livejournal.com/ - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manis_tricuspis_San_Diego_Zoo_03.2012.jpg#/media/File:Manis_tricuspis_San_Diego_Zoo_03.2012.jpg
"ManisTricuspis" by British Museum - http://www.archive.org/details/guidetogalleries00britrich. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ManisTricuspis.jpg#/media/File:ManisTricuspis.jpg
"EB1911 Pangolin" by R. E. H.; engraved by C. Butterworth - Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed.), v. 18, p. 211 (see also 11th ed., v. 20, p. 677).. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EB1911_Pangolin.jpg#/media/File:EB1911_Pangolin.jpg