---
title: "Short-tailed Pangolin"
description: "Manis pentadactyla — Mammals. The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a pangolin native to the northern Indian subcontinent, northern parts of Southeast Asia and southern China."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/short-tailed-pangolin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Short-tailed Pangolin

> Manis pentadactyla — Mammals. The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a pangolin native to the northern Indian subcontinent, northern parts of Southeast Asia and southern China.

- Scientific name: *Manis pentadactyla*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 951
- Wikidata: [Q842283](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q842283)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43366](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43366)

## Names

- en: Short-tailed Pangolin
- de: Chinesisches Schuppentier
- es: Pangol
- fr: Pangolin De Chine
- nl: Chinees schubdier
- pt: Pangolim-chinês
- pl: Pangolin pięciopalczasty

## Countries with the most observations

TW (721), HK (7), CN (6)

## Summary

The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a pangolin native to the northern Indian subcontinent, northern parts of Southeast Asia and southern China. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2014, as the wild population is estimated to have declined by more than 80% in three pangolin generations, equal to 21 years. It is threatened by poaching for the illegal wildlife trade.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_pangolin

## Photo

![Short-tailed Pangolin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/short-tailed-pangolin/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187220406

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/short-tailed-pangolin?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).