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Long-tailed pangolin

Index Long-tailed pangolin

The long-tailed pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla), also called the African black-bellied pangolin, or ipi, is an arboreal pangolin belonging to the family Manidae, in the order Pholidota. [1]

15 relations: Animal, Arboreal locomotion, Carl Linnaeus, Chordate, Diurnality, International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN Red List, Mammal, Myrmecophagy, Pangolin, Phataginus, Pheromone, Prehensility, Species, Vulnerable species.

Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Arboreal locomotion

Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees.

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Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement as Carl von LinnéBlunt (2004), p. 171.

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Diurnality

Diurnality is a form of plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of sleeping, or other inactivity, at night.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.

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Mammal

Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia (from Latin mamma "breast"), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

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Myrmecophagy

Myrmecophagy is a feeding behavior defined by the consumption of termites or ants, particularly as pertaining to those animal species whose diets are largely or exclusively composed of said insect types.

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Pangolin

Pangolins or scaly anteaters are mammals of the order Pholidota (from the Greek word φολῐ́ς, "horny scale").

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Phataginus

Phataginus is a genus of pangolins.

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Pheromone

A pheromone (from Ancient Greek φέρω phero "to bear" and hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή "impetus") is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species.

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Prehensility

Prehensility is the quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Vulnerable species

A vulnerable species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as likely to become endangered unless the circumstances that are threatening its survival and reproduction improve.

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African black-bellied pangolin, Long-tailed Pangolin, Manis longicaudata, Manis tetradactyla, Phataginus tetradactyla, Phataginus tetradactylus.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_pangolin

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