Chinese pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Wu, Shibao; Sun, Nick Ching‐Min; Zhang, Fuhua; Yu, Yishuang; Ades, Gary; Suwal, Tulshi Laxmi; Jiang, Zhigang

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-815507-3.00004-6

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“…Our study revealed that the elevation range of 1,300-1,895 m hosts the occurrence of Chinese Pangolins, and most preferred range was 1,450-1,600 m of elevation located in the mid-mountain regions of Nepal. This range also fall under the predicted suitable habitat for the Chinese Pangolins (Sharma et al 2020a;) and field based (Thapa et al 2014;Dorji et al 2017;Wu et al 2020) except 200-1,000 m of elevation in Taiwan (Sun et al 2019). Their preferences might be due to increased forest in the mountain regions of Nepal.…”

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Distribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Mammalia: Manidae) in the mid-hills of Nepal

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The Chinese Pangolin is a ‘Critically Endangered’ species, which is estimated to have declined by over 90% in the last 21 years due to increased anthropogenic activities on the species and its habitat. Only a few pieces of research on the Chinese Pangolin have been done throughout Nepal; there is little information among the mammal species of Nepal, especially on distribution and habitat preference. This study was set to assess the distribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin in Panauti municipality, central Nepal. We identified the most preferred habitat of the Chinese Pangolin using different covariates. Its preferred habitat was found ranging 1,450–1,600 m of elevation within a moderate slope of 5–25° steepness, forested areas in west-facing slopes. The maximum number of burrows of the species were found to be distributed in open canopy (0–50 % coverage). The increase anthropogenic activities in the agricultural land and deforestation in forested land has negatively impacted the occurrence of the Chinese Pangolin. We recommend that the community-based conservation initiatives like community forestry programs should be robustly implemented in the study area for better conservation of species and habitat in the coming years.

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Distribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Mammalia: Manidae) in the mid-hills of Nepal

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“… 2020 ; Wu et al. 2020 ). The illegal trade in Chinese Pangolins has been fueled by demand for its meat for consumption as a delicacy and for its scales and other body parts for use in traditional medicine (Challender et al.…”

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“…They are widely distributed in Asia from China in the east to Nepal in the west. They occur in 27 districts in Nepal across the eastern, central and western regions of the country, within and outside protected areas and are confined to an altitude between 1500 À 1844 meters (m) above sea level (DNPWC, 2019;Suwal et al 2020;Wu et al 2020). The illegal trade in Chinese Pangolins has been fueled by demand for its meat for consumption as a delicacy and for its scales and other body parts for use in traditional medicine (Challender et al 2019).…”

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Mitochondrial DNA analysis of critically endangered Chinese Pangolins (Manis pentadactyla) from Nepal

Shrestha

Bashyal²,

Dhakal

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Chinese Pangolins (Manis pentadactyla) are Critically Endangered and one of the most illegally traded mammals globally. We generated first COI sequences from five individuals of this species from Nepal. BLASTn search of our 600 bp sequences at GenBank showed pair-wise identity between 99.17% and 100% to M. pentadactyla. There were three haplotypes and a total of five variable sites among five M. pentadactyla sequences. Neighbor-joining tree revealed that all M. pentadactyla from Nepal clustered into same group further splitting into two subgroups albeit with low bootstrap value, suggesting potential multiple geographic origins. The K2P distance was 0.3% within group and 0.7% between four sequences from Bhaktapur and Kavrepalanchok districts (Mape2, Mape3, Mape5 and Mape6) and museum sample (Mape10). This study has generated reference samples for M. pentadactyla from Nepal and will be helpful in understanding dynamics of illegal trade of this species and in successful identification of M. pentadactyla from Nepal even in the absence of intact specimens.

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“…Field observations of the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) are extremely rare and di cult due to their nocturnal and elusive behavioral patterns 1 , as well as a very low population density due to their critical endangered status 2 . Pangolins are fossorial and frequently use their powerful forelimbs to excavate ground burrows not only to search for ants or termites (i.e., the foraging burrows), but also to create shelters used for resting, giving birth and nursing offspring (i.e., the resting or nursing burrows) [3][4] .…”

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Reproductive Behaviors of Wild Chinese Pangolin (Manis Pentadactyla): A Case Study Based on Long-Term Monitoring

Sun

Pei

2021

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Observations of Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) in the wild are extremely rare and challenging because of their nocturnal and cryptic activity patterns and low population density. The present article reported the first field observation in eastern Taiwan, from October 4, 2012 to June 16, 2016, on the reproductive behavior of the Chinese pangolin based on the monitoring of a female (LF28) using radiotelemetry and camera traps. During this period, LF28 aged from 1 to 4.5-years old and gave two single-births, both took place in early December, at 3 and 4 years old, respectively. We recorded the entire 157 days of the first nursing period from parturition to maternal separation. For the second infant, the gestation period was estimated to be around 150 days based on the evidence that the pregnancy started in early Jul. 2015 and the offspring was born on Dec. 9, 2015. During the entire nursing period, LF28 frequently moved the offspring from one nursing burrow to another staying various durations ranging from 1 day to more than 35 days, and almost all (= 15/16) of these burrows were located in the core (MCP75) of LF28’s home range. Started from the month of parturition and lasting throughout the whole nursing period, different adult males constantly visiting the nursing burrows were recorded. Mating behavior was recorded once outside the burrow in March, which provided evidence of the occurrence of post-partum estrus in this species. Delay implantation was proposed based on the observation of a several months lag between copulation and the estimated pregnancy initiation date. The present study demonstrated the advantage of using remote technologies to learn the life history of resting fossorial species.

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Chinese pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cited by 28 publications

References 39 publications

Distribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Mammalia: Manidae) in the mid-hills of Nepal

Distribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Mammalia: Manidae) in the mid-hills of Nepal

Mitochondrial DNA analysis of critically endangered Chinese Pangolins (Manis pentadactyla) from Nepal

Reproductive Behaviors of Wild Chinese Pangolin (Manis Pentadactyla): A Case Study Based on Long-Term Monitoring

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