Ground pangolin
| Ground pangolin | |
|---|---|
A ground pangolin in the wilds of Africa | |
A ground pangolin in defensive posture | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pholidota |
| Family: | Manidae |
| Genus: | Smutsia |
| Species: | S. temminckii |
| Binomial name | |
| Smutsia temminckii Smuts, 1832 | |
| Ground pangolin range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Skull of a ground pangolin
The ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), also known as Temminck's pangolin, Cape pangolin or steppe pangolin is a species of pangolin from genus Smutsia of subfamily Smutsiinae the within family Manidae. It is one of four species of pangolins which can be found in Africa, and the only one in southern and eastern Africa. The animal was named for the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
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