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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Smutsia gigantea

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Pholidota

Family

Manidae

Genus

Smutsia

Species

Smutsia gigantea

Mammalia🥩 Carnivore

Giant Pangolin

Smutsia gigantea (Giant Pangolin · オオセンザンコウ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)EN (Endangered)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

1.52m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

30~35kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Forests and savannas of western and central sub-Saharan Africa, resting under brush piles or in burrows several meters deep

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its average length of 152.4 cm is about the height of an upper-grade elementary school child, and its maximum weight of 35 kg is just under two 20 kg bags of rice (Comparison).
💡 In Africa it serves as a source of cheap protein (bushmeat) and income, and its whole body is used in traditional medicine despite no proven efficacy; experts warn that continued overhunting could soon drive it to extinction.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)54

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#큰천산갑#Smutsia gigantea

📖 1. Overview

The Giant Pangolin is the largest and heaviest of all pangolins, living in the forests and savannas of West and Central Africa. It is assessed as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Grayish-brown scales usually 10–13 cm long cover its back. Toothless, it has a tongue that can extend up to 70 cm, and its forefeet bear 3 well-developed claws suited for digging.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

At night it digs open underground ant nests and termite mounds to feed, remaining tied to areas where ants and termites are available year-round. When threatened it rolls tightly into a ball; its reproduction is poorly known and it is very difficult to keep in captivity.