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Manis crassicaudata | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

NRL Record ID
327674
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Indian Pangolin
Scaly Anteater
Thick-tailed Pangolin
Banrui
Pipilikavuk
Piprabhuk
Keot-machh
Katpohu
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It occurs in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (Baillie et al. 2014). During 1950s to early 1970s it used to be fairly common all over the country with village groves and all terrestrial forests except the Sundarbans. From early1980s its number started dwindling due to excessive hunting, loss of village groves, clearing and burning of natural forests by the government agencies and the hill-dwelling people for commercial forestry and Jhum cultivation (Khan 1982, 1987, 2015). Rare and found mostly in the southeast region of Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
At present it only occurs in the mixed evergreen forests of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. It is a burrow-dwelling species, solitary in nature except during mating season when adult male and female share the same burrow and baby follows the mother for an appreciable period. It is predominantly terrestrial but also has the ability for climbing up with its prehensile tail and sharp claws. When threatened, more often it curls its body tucking the only scale-less soft snout under the belly and virtually becoming a ball that not even a leopard can crack open (Khan 1987). The species is capable of emitting foul smelling fluid through its anal gland to deter the predator. The pangolin is insectivorous, feeds mainly on termites, ants and their eggs and often on beetles, cockroaches and worms. Usually breeds in January, March, July and November. Gestation period lasts between 65 to 70 days. Females give birth to a single young, however, occasionally two can be produced (http://www.pangolinsg.org/pangolins/indian-pangolin/).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is rare and currently reported to be found only in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. It is highly exploited for its meat and body parts which are used for medicinal purposes and is under continuous threat of hunting and poaching, therefore, it qualifies for Critically Endangered category.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Farzana Islam
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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.
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Critically Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).