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title: "Sunda Pangolin"
description: "Manis javanica — Mammiferi. The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin, is a species of pangolin."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sunda-pangolin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sunda Pangolin

> Manis javanica — Mammiferi. The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin, is a species of pangolin.

- Scientific name: *Manis javanica*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 292
- Wikidata: [Q269728](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269728)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43364](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43364)

## Names

- en: Sunda Pangolin
- de: Malaiisches Schuppentier
- es: Pangolín Malayo
- fr: Pangolin Javanais
- nl: Javaans schubdier
- pt: Pangolim-malaio
- pl: Pangolin jawajski

## Countries with the most observations

SG (75), MY (65), ID (40), TH (34), VN (8), KH (4), MM (4)

## Summary

The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin, is a species of pangolin. It is a member of the Manidae family. Its English name comes from the Malay name pëngulin, which means "roller".
It is native to Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and the islands of Borneo, Java, Sumatra and the Lesser Sunda Islands. It prefers forested primary, secondary and scrub forest habitats, but also lives in rubber and palm oil plantations. It is largely arboreal.

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

## Photo

![Sunda Pangolin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sunda-pangolin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339266371

## Machine access

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