Ground Pangolin

The ground pangolin, also known as Temminck's pangolin, Cape pangolin or steppe pangolin, is one of four species of pangolins which can be found in Africa, and the only one in southern and eastern Africa. The animal was named for the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

Scientific name: Smutsia temminckii

Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing)

Mass: 26 lbs (Adult)

Trophic level: Carnivorous

Gestation period: 139 days

Family: Manidae

Kingdom: Animalia