Tree pangolin
The tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolins ("scaly anteaters"), and is native to equatorial Africa. Also known as the white-bellied pangolin or three-cusped pangolin, it is the most common of the African forest pangolins.
| Tree pangolin | |
|---|---|
| In Nyamebe Bepo Forest Reserve, Ashanti Region, Ghana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pholidota |
| Family: | Manidae |
| Genus: | Phataginus |
| Species: | P. tricuspis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phataginus tricuspis (Rafinesque, 1821) | |
Distribution of the tree pangolin | |
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