Scaly Anteater
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see pangolin.
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Pangolin - armored, toothless mammal of tropical Asia and Africa. Pangolins range in length from 3 to 6 ft (90-180 cm) including the long, broad tail.
Scaly anteater,
Trenggiling
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The Scaly Anteater, Or Pangolin, Is A Delicacy In China. Many Chinese Also Believe That Their Scales Have Medicinal Properties. Photo:Piekfrosch
Wildlife From Around The Globe Is Ending Up In China's Restaurants And Folk Pharmacies ...
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A pangolin (pronounced /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/), also scaly anteater or tenggiling, is a mammal of the order Pholidota. There is only one extant family (Manidae) and one genus (Manis) of pangolins, comprising eight species.
Only seven living species of mammal are included in the Pholidota, the pangolins or scaly anteaters. There are four species in Africa and three in southeast Asia.
Pangolins are also called scaly anteaters.
The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), a marsupial, formerly called the Banded Anteater. This species is very endangered.
Echidnas, a family of monotremes, are still sometimes called spiny anteaters.
It rolls into a compact ball resembling a large pine cone and secretes and the acrid fluid when attacked. Also called the scaly anteater.
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The name scaly anteater is applied to the pangolin; the banded anteater (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a marsupial, and the spiny anteater (Echidna) is one of the monotremes (see Marsupialia and Monotremata).
 See also: Anteater, Pangolin, Termite, Sloth, Manatee
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