What Is The Scientific Name Of Palawan Pangolin? (ANSWERS)

SCIENTIFIC NAME OF PALAWAN PANGOLIN – In this topic, we are going to know and identify the binomial or scientific name of Palawan Pangolin.

Also known as Philippine pangolin or locally “balintong“, it is a pangolin which is endemic to the island province of Palawan in the Philippines.

It lives primarily on primary and secondary forests, as well as grasslands.

The Palawan pangolin is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, and Critically Endangered by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development.

Its local name is a Cuyonon term for “one who rolls over” or “one who somersaults” and is also spelled as halintong or malintong.

The species is 30 to 90 centimetres or 12 to 35 inches long, with the addition of 26 to 88 centimetres or 10 to 35 inches long tail.

It is covered in small triangular scales made of keratin everywhere but the underbelly and face. Furthermore, it has five sharp claws per foot and powerful appendages that is used for digging.

Scientific name

The binomial name of Palawan pangolin is Manis culionensis.

Manis is a genus of South Asian and East Asian pangolins. It is named after the Greek subterranean gods Manes.

The species name culionensis, on the other hand, refers to the island of Culion in Palawan,