Giant pangolin
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The giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) is a species of pangolin from genus Smutsia of subfamily Smutsiinae within the family Manidae. It is the largest living species of pangolins.[7][8][9] Members of the species inhabit Africa with a range stretching along the equator from West Africa to Uganda. It subsists almost entirely on ants and termites.
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Giant pangolin | |
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Mounted specimen in the Natural History Museum, London | |
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Illustration by Joseph Wolf | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pholidota |
Family: | Manidae |
Genus: | Smutsia |
Species: | S. gigantea |
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Smutsia gigantea | |
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