{"id":366811,"date":"2026-07-06T16:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=366811"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:54:03","slug":"himalayan-pangolin-manis-aurita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/himalayan-pangolin-manis-aurita\/","title":{"rendered":"Himalayan Pangolin (Manis aurita)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Researchers have revalidated and concluded that<em>\u00a0<\/em>the Himalayan pangolin (<em>Manis aurita<\/em>) is a distinct extant species, separate from the Chinese pangolin (<em>Manis pentadactyla<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Himalayan Pangolin (Manis aurita)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cf-images.assettype.com\/downtoearth%2F2026-07-04%2Fkt4d7w05%2FChinese-Pangolin.jpg?resize=570%2C230&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Himalayan Pangolin \" width=\"570\" height=\"230\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>species<\/strong> of <strong>Asian <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-pangolin\/\">Pangolin<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Earlier<\/strong>, it was considered as a\u00a0<strong><strong>subspecies of Chinese pangolin <\/strong>(Manis pentadactyla).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientific name:<\/strong> Its scientific name is <strong>Manis aurita.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> Its distribution is<strong> restricted to the southern Himalayan foothills, with confirmed populations in Nepal, South Tibet, and Northeast India<\/strong>, including the state of <strong>Assam<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It experienced a <strong>demographic contraction around the 14th century<\/strong>, coinciding with the <strong>onset of the Little Ice Age in the Himalayan region<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Compared to the Chinese pangolin, the Himalayan pangolin <strong>has a bigger body and skull, a longer tail and smaller ears.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Size:<\/strong> It is <strong>larger on average (95.2 cm in size) compared to 71.2 cm<\/strong> for the Chinese pangolin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threat:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is facing a threat from the <strong>illegal wildlife trade<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The products from species have <strong>infiltrated regulated traditional medicine markets.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It also faces an <strong>internal threat of inbreeding.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protection status:<\/strong> It has been called for the same level of protection to be given to the <strong>species under the CITES Appendix I.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Researchers have revalidated and concluded that\u00a0the Himalayan pangolin (Manis aurita) is a distinct extant species, separate from the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). About Himalayan Pangolin (Manis aurita) It is a species of Asian Pangolin. Earlier, it was considered as a\u00a0subspecies of Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). Scientific name: Its scientific name is Manis aurita. 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