Giant Ground Pangolin
Smutsia gigantea
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 75
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
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. 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Giant pangolin”.