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Sunda Pangolin – Manis javanica

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The Sunda pangolin, also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin, is a species of pangolin. It is found throughout Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and the islands of Borneo, Java, Sumatra and the Lesser Sunda Islands. Wikipedia

Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) are mammals belonging to the order Pholidota. They are solitary and primarily nocturnal and are easily recognised by scales that cover their bodies, except for their belly and face. The name Sunda is a reference to the pangolin’s range throughout a biogeographical region called Sundaland that comprises the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian Archipelago islands west of the Wallace Line. source: Sunda Pangolins Website

This species is Critically Endangered in Singapore

Location: Park in Singapore

World Pangolin Day has been celebrated on the third Saturday of February every year.

If you see the pangolin, please help to record it here

All photos are copyright to Alicia Loh

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