Taxon name
Manis pentadactyla
Linnaeus, 1758
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Manis pentadactyla
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Chinese Pangolin, Bonrui, China Piprabhuk, Cheena Bonrui
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is rare and reported to be found only in the hills of northeast and southeast regions of the country. Chinese Pangolins are considered a delicacy and are hunted on a wide scale for human consumption. The body parts are also used in traditional medicines. Factors such as habitat destruction and hunting constantly challenge its survival. Therefore, it qualifies for Critically Endangered category.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Farzana Islam
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Himalayan foothills of Nepal, southern Bhutan and north and northeastern India, northeast and southeast Bangladesh, northern and western Myanmar, to Lao PDR and northern Viet Nam, northwest Thailand, and through southern China to Hainan, Taiwan and Hong Kong (Challender et al. 2014). Rare resident and occurs in the hills of northeast and southeast regions of the country (Khan 2008, Khan 2015).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It occurs in a variety of habitats including subtropical, deciduous forests and grasslands. This species is nocturnal and secretive, occurs solitary or in pairs. It lives on ground and in burrows, rarely climbs trees. This Pangolin mainly feeds on insects, particularly termites and ants, besides on various other invertebrates including bee larvae, flies, worms, earthworms and crickets. It digs into ant nests and termite mounds with its large fore claws and extract the prey with its long, sticky tongue. It often coils itself for protection and usually remains silent but rarely utters hisses when alarmed. It breeds during February to July and gives birth to a single young (Challender et al. 2014).
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232
