探検哺乳類

Chinese Pangolin

manis pentadactyla

The Chinese Pangolin is a special animal covered in hard scales that help protect it. It loves to eat ants and termites, using its long tongue to catch them!

生息地: Chinese Pangolins live in forests and grasslands of China and Southeast Asia.

外見

The Chinese Pangolin is covered in distinctive overlapping keratin scales, giving it a prehistoric, armored appearance. It has a small head with tiny eyes, no external ears, and a long, pointed snout. Its scales are typically grayish-brown, making it blend into its forest surroundings.

AnimaliaChordataMammaliaPholidotaManidaeManis
Chinese Pangolin
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Chinese Pangolin

カテゴリ

哺乳類

レア度

Rare

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

A pangolin's amazing tongue can be longer than its entire body, head to tail!

Baby pangolins ride on their mother's back or tail until they are old enough to walk!

Pangolins swallow small stones to help grind up insects because they don't have teeth!

They can close their nostrils and ears to keep ants and termites out while feasting!

特殊能力

能力

Armored Roll

Chinese Pangolin can curl into a tight, scaly ball to protect itself from predators, making it almost impossible to injure.

能力

Sticky Tongue Trap

Chinese Pangolin has an incredibly long (up to 40 cm!) sticky tongue that helps them snatch up thousands of ants and termites.

能力

Earth Breaker Claws

Chinese Pangolin can dig powerful burrows and break open tough termite mounds because of their strong, sharp front claws.

サイズと詳細

長さ
55-85 cm
体重
2-7 kg
寿命
10-20 年
Top Speed
8 km/h
一度の出産数
1-2
妊娠期間
60-70 日

食性と食事

These scaly mammals are insectivores, mostly eating ants and termites.

主な食物

  • ants
  • termites
  • larvae

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eats

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Primary food source in many forest habitats.

eats

Formosan Subterranean Termite

Odontotermes formosanus

Feasts on these termites, digging into their mounds.

eaten by

Tiger

Panthera tigris

A potential predator, though pangolins roll into defense.

eaten by

Dhole

Cuon alpinus

Packs of dholes may try to overcome their armored defense.

特徴

別名

Chinese Scaly Anteater

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。

よくある質問

Chinese Pangolinの長さは何ですか?

55-85 cm

Chinese Pangolinの体重は何ですか?

2-7 kg

Chinese Pangolinの寿命は何ですか?

10-20 年

Chinese Pangolinのtop Speedは何ですか?

8 km/h

Chinese Pangolinは何を食べますか?

These scaly mammals are insectivores, mostly eating ants and termites.

Chinese Pangolinは通常どこに生息していますか?

Chinese Pangolins live in forests and grasslands of China and Southeast Asia.

Chinese Pangolinはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Chinese Pangolinの一度の出産数は何ですか?

1-2

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